as in deteriorates
to become worse or of less value
the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum
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Recent Examples of devolves
Dinner with the Parents, from CBS Studios and Big Talk, centered on a weekly family get-together that always devolves into chaos.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Until, of course, everything devolves by way of Eddie and Niles dressed as Santa Claus and Jesus, respectively.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
An Overlook Hotel elevator's worth of blood drenches terrified onlookers like a firehose as the creature devolves into a sentient heap of guts and viscera.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
What starts as a fantasy for the aspiring artist soon devolves into a spiraling nightmare.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
After a nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles, the nation devolves into unprecedented chaos, according to the logline.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Instead, the most vocal opponent to this new way of living is the team captain, Jackie, who quickly devolves from suburban golden girl to nihilistic woodland outcast.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Until, of course, everything devolves by way of Eddie and Niles dressed as Santa Claus and Jesus, respectively.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
An Overlook Hotel elevator's worth of blood drenches terrified onlookers like a firehose as the creature devolves into a sentient heap of guts and viscera.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
What starts as a fantasy for the aspiring artist soon devolves into a spiraling nightmare.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
After a nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles, the nation devolves into unprecedented chaos, according to the logline.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Instead, the most vocal opponent to this new way of living is the team captain, Jackie, who quickly devolves from suburban golden girl to nihilistic woodland outcast.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Devolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devolves. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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