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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
But the tracks offer valuable context for the stunning evolution to come in the next few years.
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Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
According to Gucci, the exhibition will guide visitors through the bag’s evolution, unveil its meticulous techniques, and forge an artistic narrative to explain its lasting appeal.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Her rapid evolution from using only 10% of her brain to reaching 100% transforms her into a superhuman entity with telepathic and telekinetic powers, ultimately transcending her physical form to become a digital consciousness.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
This process produces our uniquely complex cultures: Scientists call it cumulative cultural evolution.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
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Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
According to Gucci, the exhibition will guide visitors through the bag’s evolution, unveil its meticulous techniques, and forge an artistic narrative to explain its lasting appeal.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Her rapid evolution from using only 10% of her brain to reaching 100% transforms her into a superhuman entity with telepathic and telekinetic powers, ultimately transcending her physical form to become a digital consciousness.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
This process produces our uniquely complex cultures: Scientists call it cumulative cultural evolution.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolution
Noun
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Instead, coffee goes stale, losing flavor as the weeks progress.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Nations League final four was meant to provide a glimpse of the progress thus far under Pochettino, knowing that time with the players has been scarce.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The roundtable on the week's most surprising developments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The 23-year-old tends to play off the left side more than Gibbs-White or Cherki, but his development over the last two seasons suggests this could be a good time for a club like Manchester City to make a move.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Roese pays it forward by running a girls camp in St. Louis every summer, and has seen how the progression of the women’s game has helped support her younger sister Joy Dunne and her Ohio State Buckeyes teammate Makenna Webster, who also hails from the region.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The new guidelines suggest that the progression to 120 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity should be personalized, gradual and based on individual symptoms.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The centrepiece of this involved an expansion of the East Stand, adding 8,000 seats, which would be topped by a bubble-like roof.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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For years, South Florida advocates have pushed for an expansion of the status, concerned that many Nicaraguans in the U.S. would be left with no other forms of relief from deportation if the parole program was revoked.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, the most significant source of that growth was new data centers, but other factors contributed, too.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a warming world, receding snowpack is expected to slow maple growth and cause root damage.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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