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
Shepherd, who has contributed to the company’s acquisition phase and government and community relations efforts, will now also lead DBH’s evolving long-term growth strategy for ballparks.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
While technology may still be evolving in some areas, a challenge also lies in adoption.
—Brad Rencher, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Sender has observed that evolving privacy regulations and ongoing platform updates have made third-party cookie-based targeting less dependable for some marketers, leading many to explore first-party data strategies more actively.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Rapidly evolving access While the outcome of the ACIP meeting on September 18 and 19 could alter things, a potentially bigger source of change could be actions by states.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Several countries are increasing orders as missile defense becomes a central priority in response to evolving regional threats.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Prada under Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons is a perfect example — their partnership continues to feel both consistent and surprising, evolving the brand’s intellectual edge and subversive minimalism season after season.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Nebula’s expansion is part of the indie media company’s overarching goal of evolving into a film and television studio.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
While Jones and Robinson are fine in the leads — Robinson particularly nails Charlie’s ever-evolving combination of sweet and prickly — they aren’t given the space to relax into their chemistry, let alone to show us who these characters are beyond two sets of clashing personality traits.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
While technology may still be evolving in some areas, a challenge also lies in adoption.
—Brad Rencher, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Sender has observed that evolving privacy regulations and ongoing platform updates have made third-party cookie-based targeting less dependable for some marketers, leading many to explore first-party data strategies more actively.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Rapidly evolving access While the outcome of the ACIP meeting on September 18 and 19 could alter things, a potentially bigger source of change could be actions by states.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Several countries are increasing orders as missile defense becomes a central priority in response to evolving regional threats.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Prada under Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons is a perfect example — their partnership continues to feel both consistent and surprising, evolving the brand’s intellectual edge and subversive minimalism season after season.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Nebula’s expansion is part of the indie media company’s overarching goal of evolving into a film and television studio.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
While Jones and Robinson are fine in the leads — Robinson particularly nails Charlie’s ever-evolving combination of sweet and prickly — they aren’t given the space to relax into their chemistry, let alone to show us who these characters are beyond two sets of clashing personality traits.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolving
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Their accounts include previously unreported details about the turmoil unfolding at one of the nation’s leading health agencies.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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The focus on Red Crescent also keeps the film firmly on course; The Voice of Hind Rajab is not a film about either side of the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza but in the moral no-man’s land in between.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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Randi Ellis can remember the sounds radiating from the family’s garage early each morning.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Friday night, Boone pulled out every trick in his repertoire, radiating with the intensity of a vaudeville-era star playing to the cheapest seats in the house.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
23 Aug. 2025
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Sabalenka has been true to her word in New York, claiming straight-sets victories in her first four matches before progressing to the last four after Markéta Vondroušová withdrew with a knee injury.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ragans is progressing toward a return and will likely pitch in a rehab game this weekend.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, was charged with five felonies, including perjury, procuring or offering a false or forged document to be filed, casting a ballot when not entitled to vote and registering a non-existent person to vote.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Efforts to expand retail investors’ access to private markets in Europe took a significant step forward this week with the launch of a new investment vehicle, but concerns remain about growing exposure to the relatively risky assets.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for 5 more minutes, or until the mushrooms are soft and releasing liquid.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since launch, Firaxis has been releasing patches and responding to player feedback about some of the divisive changes.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the search for good ideas, Miami-Dade will award $100,000 each to three startups that are developing technology to divert waste from landfills and improve public sustainability engagement.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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This achievement marks a critical first step in the BALIS project, an initiative aimed at developing powerful, climate-friendly propulsion systems for future aircraft, ships, and heavy-duty vehicles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lo and behold, over those same time periods where the Sun was emitting no gamma-rays at all, the Moon didn’t just show up in Compton’s data, but appeared incredibly bright to Compton’s eyes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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An artist's concept of the Sun emitting solar flares.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Evolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolving. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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