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creative evolution
noun
: evolution that is a creative product of a vital force rather than a spontaneous process explicable in terms of scientific laws compare emergent evolution
Examples of creative evolution in a Sentence
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Here, the five idols discuss their creative evolution, navigating the K-pop industry post-LOONA, and their deep connection to the fans who have supported them every step of the way.
—Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2024
Through its pages, the creative evolution and vibrant cultural programming of High Line Art is documented.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Musicians often treat their Super Bowl halftime show as a 13-minute capstone course in their discography, filling the set list with tracks that span the arc of their career and creative evolution.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
Presented by Superfly in partnership with Prince’s estate, the interactive experience will boast 10 multidimensional spaces that will bring the late musical innovator’s creative evolution, activism and sound to life — including the artwork for one of his most influential albums, Purple Rain.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2022
The interactive exhibit created by Superfly in partnership with the Prince Estate offers more than 10 multidimensional spaces that take visitors through the icon’s life, showcasing his musical eras and creative evolution and highlighting his influential sound.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2022
This creative evolution didn't just turn non-venom into venom.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2011
Here is an alt-history of rap that cleverly mirrors its creative evolution, from clownish crowns to African medallions and memorials to gold grills.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
But Ferguson also takes care to trace the creative evolution of a girl who even as a waifish teenager could stop time with her voice, a towering instrument that scaled from a lullaby whisper to an almost extraterrestrial wail.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of creative evolution was
in 1909
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“Creative evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creative%20evolution. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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