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as in unfolds
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 radiates
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 evolves
In a separate Psychology Today piece, Julieta Zemla explores how scent can shift in meaning as a relationship evolves, drawing on research that links smell to stress regulation between partners.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Over time, this structure evolves in today’s ESOPs.
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Mary Josephs,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The book goes more deeply into how Rachel and David’s relationship evolves into a romance by the end.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The next challenge, Karbowiak says, is to understand how the material itself evolves over years of contact with wine.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Done right, the capsule evolves with you.
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Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Mirren's nuanced performance informs a complicated hero who evolves over the series' seven installments.
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Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Nonetheless, the series evolves into an elaborate soap opera over its 39 episodes, with complex scheming characters opposing Utena, her relationship with Anthy serving as the lodestar that guides this tragedy towards its ambiguous conclusion.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
The production line can adjust and increase volume as demand evolves.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Over time, this structure evolves in today’s ESOPs.
—
Mary Josephs,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The book goes more deeply into how Rachel and David’s relationship evolves into a romance by the end.
—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The next challenge, Karbowiak says, is to understand how the material itself evolves over years of contact with wine.
—
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Done right, the capsule evolves with you.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Mirren's nuanced performance informs a complicated hero who evolves over the series' seven installments.
—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
Nonetheless, the series evolves into an elaborate soap opera over its 39 episodes, with complex scheming characters opposing Utena, her relationship with Anthy serving as the lodestar that guides this tragedy towards its ambiguous conclusion.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
The production line can adjust and increase volume as demand evolves.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolves
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As the funeral unfolds, however, the village’s dark secrets slowly emerge.
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With valuations and expectations running high, there’s bound to be some volatility as the AI economy unfolds.
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This way, the whole surface area of each droplet radiates away heat.
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The field absorbs solar radiation from the sun and radiates that heat back onto the pitch.
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The sky may be clear during the day, especially in the areas far from the water, but coastal fog is expected to spread far overnight and in the early mornings as the week progresses.
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This evolution progresses from personal assistance to agentic AI, then multi-agent systems, and finally autonomous enterprise AI, unlocking exponential productivity gains.
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Based on Harper Lee's seminal novel, the movie casts Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who in Depression-era Alabama defends a Black man wrongly accused of raping a young white woman.
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The mayor presides over City Council meetings, represents the city publicly and casts tie-breaking votes.
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All the chairs are light enough to move around easily, as the group of guests grows and migrates.
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The count of executive chairs grows slowly while the value concentrated in each one climbs.
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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
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The current agreement also releases billions of Iran's frozen funds held in overseas accounts in Qatar.
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As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (John Malkovich).
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency develops and updates maps that determine who's in a flood plain and must buy insurance, and to help communities plan.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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The sun also emits two other types of UV light – UVC (200-280 nm) and vacuum UV (100-200 nm) – but these are stopped by the atmosphere, so sunscreens do not typically need to be able to block them.
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“Evolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolves. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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