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the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the evolution of motion pictures from short, silent reels into a medium of mass entertainment and an art form
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Recent Examples of evolution
How has your evolution of him and the political landscape he’s created changed over the years?
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Embrace the upheaval as a catalyst for your fate and personal evolution.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Angham is, after all, a towering figure in Arabic music, an extraordinary voice whose career bridges the classical foundations of Arabic song with its modern evolution over two dozen studio albums.
—Omar Baqbouq, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The idea has its roots in the nearly 2 decades Hazen has spent documenting the evolution of minerals—the crystalline building blocks of rocks.
—Paul Voosen, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Embrace the upheaval as a catalyst for your fate and personal evolution.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Angham is, after all, a towering figure in Arabic music, an extraordinary voice whose career bridges the classical foundations of Arabic song with its modern evolution over two dozen studio albums.
—Omar Baqbouq, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
The idea has its roots in the nearly 2 decades Hazen has spent documenting the evolution of minerals—the crystalline building blocks of rocks.
—Paul Voosen, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolution
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While overall inflation has basically returned to normal, the progress cannot undo a leap in prices that dates back to the pandemic.Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The top of the UFC 310 card is a work in progress as the promotion is still seemingly looking for an opponent to replace welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, who is out with a bone infection in his toe.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Approved a large-scale development for Big Whiskey at 1787 W. Pleasant Grove Road that includes a restaurant and tenant spaces.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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This development resulted in Marcs Casado and Bernal being promoted and taken on the preseason friendly tour of the United States.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Showing evidence of these skills alongside your IT specialty will certainly put you a step above the rest in terms of progression.Al Kingsley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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One experimental therapy may slow the progression of symptoms, a small preliminary study suggests.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Planet Labs Satellite images show the expansion of Demalong village between December 2021 and January 2024.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Beijing has set a growth target of around five percent for 2024, but in the third quarter the country saw its slowest expansion in a year and a half.Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Import Price Index will highlight changes in the cost of goods imported into the U.S., while retail sales data will offer a look into consumer spending patterns, a key driver of economic growth.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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Participate in something that adds to your enthusiasm or points you in a direction that offers growth, higher qualifications and connections to people who can help you with your journey.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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