evolving

verb

present participle of evolve
1
as in unfolding
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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2
as in radiating
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 evolving After 13 days of one group game at a time, each game evolving its own spotlight, today starts four days of games played two-at-once. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 For 86 years, HP has been one of the leading brands in the PC space, pioneering home computing and constantly evolving to fit the time. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026 Driven by a growing panic over fast-evolving Chinese tech competitors, the old-world rivals are abandoning the tradition of corporate secrecy. — New Atlas, 24 June 2026 The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026 Asia’s defense expansion reflects a structural shift in global security and industrial capacity, shaped by geopolitics, technology, and evolving alliances. — Chris Oberoi, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Continuous learning and reinvention are essential to remain relevant and valuable in this evolving landscape, ultimately making individuals more strategic and creative. — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, that changing tally offers a unique lens on humanity's evolving understanding of the cosmos since 1776. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 July 2026 The show weaves together AI, generative imagery, immersive audio and spatial narrative design, which organizers describe as producing a living, evolving environment. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolving
  1. unfolding
  2. radiating
  3. progressing
  4. casting
  5. growing
  6. releasing
  7. developing
  8. emitting
Verb
  • America250 is behind the ball drops unfolding in many cities, including New York, and will host a concert in Los Angeles on Saturday.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Related Stories The play centers on Helen’s homecoming following a war waged over her, unfolding on the first uneasy night of peace.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • When P-waves start radiating from the earthquake underground, Android phones sense the vibrations, start collecting data and send it back to Google servers for processing.
    — Amy Graff, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Attics get hot because roofs are exposed to the sun for hours, radiating heat inside.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of radiating
Verb
  • As long as Argentina keeps progressing, Messi will keep scoring.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • Their chances of progressing in the soccer tournament dwindled further when they were beaten 3-0 by Brazil in Miami on Wednesday, June 24.
    — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of progressing
Verb
  • Throughout the speech, the socialist mayor argued that the United States has been defined by generations of immigrants and other groups overcoming oppression while casting today’s political and economic leaders as forces working against that legacy.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • The original soundtrack is by Bill Ryder Jones and casting by Ollie Gilbert & Katy Covell.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of casting
Verb
  • The group, already one of the largest White supremacist organizations in the country, is quickly growing its membership, at a time when hate crimes are on the rise.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • Tianwen-1 is a Mars orbiter, lander and rover mission that successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, 2021, releasing its Zhurong rover.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • After releasing albums across genres, both country and dance music, there has been growing speculation that the last project in the trilogy could be a rock album.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • Proxima is developing stellarator technology, one of a handful of approaches to fusion, and hopes to have its fusion demonstrator — a proof-of-concept precursor to a commercial power plant — up and running in the early 2030s.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Genetics also appears to play a significant role, as women who have a close relative with endometriosis face a substantially higher risk of developing the condition themselves.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • Erdogan greeted Trump with an elaborate ceremony involving military officials on horseback and jets overhead emitting red, white and blue smoke.
    — Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • In summary, the tech industry is going to spend a fortune on new chips to create processing power, emitting millions of tons of carbon in the process, while simultaneously throwing away available processing power.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of emitting

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