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 The town says the project would bring new multifamily housing to the site, though the plans have been evolving and were still being finalized earlier this year. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Ukraine is now developing faster interceptor drones and bolstering air defenses to counter this evolving threat, highlighting a continuous adaptation race in drone warfare. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The teenager who announced himself by earning a surprise bronze in the all-around at the 2023 world championships is evolving. — Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Over in the post-production room, one of the clearest examples of that evolving creative process came in during the edits and music supervision, where even individual sequences were still finding their identity as the show came together. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 The backlash has prompted Meta to update its glasses to address privacy concerns, and some places have banned them, adding to the angst surrounding technology that’s rapidly evolving. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 At the same time, the women’s–and men’s–roster also started evolving more to include wrestlers of color, LGBTQ+ wrestlers, and wrestlers of different body types. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 That includes a company’s ability to play a role in matters of national security, as well as its vulnerability to sudden changes in rapidly evolving regulations. — Alastair Marsh, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 This snapshot is based on information from team and league sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly discuss the state of an evolving market. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolving
  1. unfolding
  2. radiating
  3. progressing
  4. casting
  5. growing
  6. releasing
  7. developing
  8. emitting
Verb
  • That repression is unfolding alongside the severe aid cuts, with overall humanitarian funding for Afghanistan falling nearly 70 percent since 2022.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The current outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus, is unfolding in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfolding
Verb
  • The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of the sun's atmosphere radiating out from behind the moon's colossal silhouette.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Observations of the Perseids go back more than 2,000 years, with meteors radiating from the constellation of Perseus.
    — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of radiating
Verb
  • Trapilo is progressing well, and Johnson wouldn’t rule out his return to practice by the end of preseason.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • One of the more unusual aspects of the collaboration is that both Formula One releases carry the same 16-year age statement rather than progressing to a different age.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressing
Verb
  • The casting news was announced during the Disney Entertainment Showcase presentation at Disney’s D23 fan event in Anaheim, California on Friday.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The movie would star Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda in one of the most celebrating casting coups of its day.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of casting
Verb
  • Because growing the rice itself is not profitable, even with historic high prices for Japanese rice, the company supports the agricultural costs through side ventures including a restaurant and an ice cream brand launched this summer.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The deployment of more than 1,500 soldiers to protect Michoacán’s avocado-growing region and recent arrests of people allegedly involved in extortion have eased concerns, but only partially.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • The vast majority of artists who have stopped recording and releasing new music disappear from the rankings and are often never seen again.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Longstaff has had a very good pre-season and could play alongside Ethan Ampadu, releasing Anton Stach to take a more attacking role.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • The company has partnered with a fund manager licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to establish the Silver Media Fund, an institutional-grade media investment vehicle focused on developing and financing scalable IP.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The director, Andrew Patterson, spent years developing the project as the follow-up to his celebrated 2019 debut, The Vast of Night.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • The laboratory expects demand for the neutron-emitting isotope to increase as the US expands its nuclear energy ambitions and new reactor technologies move toward deployment.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to Léna, the experiments included studying the dust in the corona (which was emitting infrared radiation), studying the oscillating hot gas in the corona, and studying the chromosphere.
    — Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of emitting

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