evolving

present participle of evolve

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of evolving The Durkins decided to share Michael’s story, and their own, to help other families struggling with rapidly evolving technology and the need to protect their children. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 The effectiveness of the approach will depend on how well the systems perform under operational conditions and against evolving electronic warfare threats. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 The vast majority receive cancer care in their local communities, where oncologists face the enormous challenge of keeping pace with rapidly evolving evidence and treatment options. — Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The series joins a wave of recent films and TV shows exploring and confronting the rapidly evolving tech sector. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The new summit will also delve into the creator economy, new IP sources and the evolving studio system. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 With the children’s television landscape evolving from the bright sitcom-style of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows, a veteran director of the genre is plotting his own course, while still working in the children’s entertainment space. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 In a study of healthy ovaries from 28 women aged 50 to close to 80, published on Wednesday in Aging Cell, researchers found that there were hundreds of proteins in the ovaries evolving in the decades after menopause. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Ketamine and its emerging spin-off versions are part of a wave of new and evolving designer drugs entering the United States and other countries. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolving
Verb
  • Rooted in feminism and unfolding against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, the works consider flesh and the human body with brutal honesty, viewing them as vessels for trauma, mortality, and political autonomy.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The campaign is unfolding as the city contends with myriad urban ailments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And then there’s an energetic quality, at times radiating light and other times shining it—with or without pulsing strobes—on others.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Some kids come into this life and catch all the breaks and start making money and going places and radiating confidence and functionality and the world opens right up to them.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Aside from newcomer Tobias Harris, who Johnson said is progressing nicely after missing the preseason with a calf strain, the Spurs should have a full complement of players available for Tuesday’s opener.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Detecting adenocarcinomas early can help keep them from progressing to advanced disease.
    — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There was a very rigorous, full-on casting situation, and there were waves of auditions.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Noncitizens who knowingly violate the prohibition on casting ballots can face fines or up to a year in prison under federal law or a state sentence of up to three years in county jail.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The additional site will further strengthen the company’s manufacturing network in Colorado and provide additional capacity for its growing space and sensor systems business.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone who has worked at a fast-growing company at the edge of technology knows that obligations, circumstances and products change daily.
    — Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Colom’s campaign told the Washington Examiner that the Democratic nominee had no part in commissioning, funding, conducting, or releasing the Wedgewood survey and that the campaign only referenced it as a public poll.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats used the tools available to force votes that GOP leadership tried to avoid — on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files and halting the Iran war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Founder Marty Odlin told me the company had not finished developing sensors and methods to reliably measure key properties such as pH and dissolved inorganic carbon.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • America’s national security depends on the startups developing the technologies of the future.
    — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Court filings said the McCoys brought in another plumber who discovered the plumbing vents were emitting gases into the attic.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The grants would provide $100,000 to family farmers who turn their farm in two years from a CO2-emitting operation into a CO2-capturing operation.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Evolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolving. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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