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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
His apartment bookshelf is lined with photo albums in which the evolution of various street corners and Montreuil storefronts is shown in then-and-now snapshots, taken decades apart.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
This reflects a broader evolution in how companies think about utility management.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The evolution of the Florida sack-bearer also remains a puzzle.
—Ryan St Laurent, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
And in motorsports, few things illustrate that story better than the evolution of the pit crew.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
This reflects a broader evolution in how companies think about utility management.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The evolution of the Florida sack-bearer also remains a puzzle.
—Ryan St Laurent, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
And in motorsports, few things illustrate that story better than the evolution of the pit crew.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolution
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Though OpenAI was making progress on research and development, Musk had demanded that Altman and other co-founders, including Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, make a list of employees and their key contributions, and fire everyone who didn't immediately make the grade, filings show.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Its capacity to deliver progress and human welfare has been significantly undermined.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Painter said this is exactly the kind of trading a president shouldn’t do, because the president has both confidential information about overseas developments and the power to move commodities markets through his own decisions.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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The blossoming of an ace starting pitcher is one of the most exciting developments in baseball — for a team, for an organization and for its fanbase.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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So, too, has ball progression from their initial build-up phase after last summer’s sale of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid, as well as a lack of patterns of play in the final third.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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By tracking employment outcomes and career progression, institutions can gain clearer insight into their strengths and where gaps remain, creating a more informed path to continuously improve workforce readiness and close the experience gap.—
Michael Hansen,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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After the case was announced, Kenya’s president canceled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Adani.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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In the West, nation-states produced an astonishing expansion of equality, democracy and material security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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In response to the growth of Russia’s dissent émigré community, new Russian language bookstores have opened from Prague to London.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Marais warns about an unregulated growth in satellite launches.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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