1
as in to unfold
to gradually become clearer or more detailed
as the governor's plans for the reform of state government evolved, objections from various groups inevitably arose
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as in to radiate
to throw or give off
baking soda and citric acid react with each other and evolve carbon dioxide
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Recent Examples of evolve
Many of the original stars will return, stepping back into their iconic roles in the glamorous but evolved high-fashion journalism industry years later, and the cast has been seen filming all around New York City.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
It’s evolved into a reserve asset held by companies, investment funds and governments.
—Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Supply-Side Shift Film distributors are also evolving.
—Alejandro Rojas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The big picture Geothermal energy is rapidly evolving into a vital part of the global clean-energy transition.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
It’s evolved into a reserve asset held by companies, investment funds and governments.
—Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Supply-Side Shift Film distributors are also evolving.
—Alejandro Rojas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The big picture Geothermal energy is rapidly evolving into a vital part of the global clean-energy transition.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolve
Verb
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This transformation, McVey cautioned, takes time to unfold.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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While the full impact of Medicaid cuts could take years to unfold, doctors say the system is already buckling.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The self-reflective tone marks a thematic shift for a band whose debut radiated a cool irony, pulling emotional punches in favor of observations centered around mid-20s delusion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, the couple gave parcels of the land away for churches, schools and hospitals for the community to grow.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lawson-Remer cited the connection between education and clinical practice, and the ability to keep working while learning, as the key factors in making progress in the larger goal of significantly growing the local mental health care workforce.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bronstein, her every utterance brimming with deadpan passive-aggression, was shrewd to cast herself as one of Linda’s many antagonists.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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The pair met after being cast in a production of Hamlet at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival when Preston was in her mid-to-late 20s and Emerson was nearing 40, Preston explained.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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Any thunderstorms that develop could lead to higher wind gusts as well.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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In Mindhunter, the agent interviews Brudos — played by Anderson in season 1 of the series and in season 3 of Monster — to help develop profiling techniques for catching serial killers.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This and that Four Dolphins who were released by the team in August had workouts or visits elsewhere on Friday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Though the administration has released batches of files to the House Oversight Committee, Democrats point out that most of the information provided to the committee had already been public knowledge.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The disease progressed to Alzheimer’s dementia in 2023.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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In mitigation, Tottenham have built a squad that does possess the players to link the midfield and attack, but with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both out injured for the coming months, there is a need for more midfield players to be braver when progressing the ball.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, the concept of an energy source that can run 24/7 and emit no heat-trapping greenhouse gases when generating power is compelling.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Together, these systems aim to detect even signal-silent drones (those not emitting GPS or control signals) using acoustic, visual, or infrared sensing.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Evolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolve. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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