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as in to unfold
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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as in to radiate
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 evolve
Impulse creates content out of an experience and converts a thread of communication into an evolving relationship between brand and consumer with opportunities for interactivity, incentivization and updates that can be in the form of messaging, itineraries, brand sales links and drive to retail.
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Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Architect Kengo Kuma’s work often blends traditional and modern elements, with his designs evolving and transforming as the light changes throughout days and seasons.
—Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
With San Diego’s close proximity to the Mexican border, the event has evolved into a binational celebration of food and culture.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The smart lavatory is evolving into a nearly completely hands-free space by incorporating sensors to activate everything from faucets to showers.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Architect Kengo Kuma’s work often blends traditional and modern elements, with his designs evolving and transforming as the light changes throughout days and seasons.
—Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
With San Diego’s close proximity to the Mexican border, the event has evolved into a binational celebration of food and culture.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The smart lavatory is evolving into a nearly completely hands-free space by incorporating sensors to activate everything from faucets to showers.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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All the while, the president was watching the mayhem unfold on television.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s no shortage of options for how to watch Election Day – and Night, and probably Week – unfold on broadcast and cable TV and streaming services beginning Tuesday.Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2013, Daniel Robert, a sensory ecologist at the University of Bristol in England, broke ground in this discipline when his lab discovered that bees can detect and discriminate among electric fields radiating from flowers.Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
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Each performance is an opportunity not just to entertain but to uplift one another, creating an atmosphere of support that radiates from the stage.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
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Those arguments have been repeated by a small but growing number of online detractors.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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As its impacts grow more visible and destructive, how is this possible? Views of Hurricane Milton’s damage across Florida.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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The gap in votes cast by the mayor’s critics and her supporters could be seen as a kind of backlash to progressive politics in one of California’s most diverse cities.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Alongside the power couple, two Nolan faves have also been cast: Anne Hathaway, who was in both The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar, and Matt Damon, of Interstellar and Oppenheimer.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Users can see a developing fire on the map, represented by a glowing yellow dot well before its perimeter is reported to the NIFC.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The team developed a set of robotic duck feet that replicated the natural swimming motion of a mallard on the water.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Democrat Josh Harder is heading back to the U.S. House following his defeat of Republican Kevin Lincoln in California’s 9th Congressional District, according to election results released Friday.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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If Swiatek and Krejcikova win, Swiatek will progress as the group winner and Pegula will be knocked out.Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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As the technology has progressed, however, the rules governing shipwrecks have tightened considerably.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Companies like Microsoft are among the few leading the charge by planning to remove all of the carbon the company has emitted directly or through electricity consumption since its founding in 1975, but many industries have yet to follow suit.Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Methane, which has 86 times the warming impact of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, is largely emitted by fracking.Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Evolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolve. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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