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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 evolutions
Guests can choose to ride their favorite of Eevee’s evolutions, plus Ponyta and Rapidash (and their Galarian forms), on the carousel, and every adorable electric-type powers Pikachu’s spinning ride.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s one of several recent evolutions in ESPN’s distribution strategy, as the company balances digital growth with cable dominance—and tries to maintain fan support along the way.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Seyed Mohamad Seyed Hoseini, a financial markets analyst and founder of Hoseini Finance, describes this shift as one of the most significant and rapid evolutions in contemporary trading.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Stone and Roszak have now worked together for almost 20 years and have been through a lot of hair evolutions together.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
But in the six decades since that fateful night, the Queen City’s culinary landscape has undergone multiple evolutions, driven largely by a vast diversity of immigrants who have shaped the city.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
The researchers showed that the more strongly the time evolutions were put into superposition, the larger the violation became.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
Palazzolo likes to think of this and all her works as living organisms that may spend several months in different evolutions.
—Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s one of several recent evolutions in ESPN’s distribution strategy, as the company balances digital growth with cable dominance—and tries to maintain fan support along the way.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Seyed Mohamad Seyed Hoseini, a financial markets analyst and founder of Hoseini Finance, describes this shift as one of the most significant and rapid evolutions in contemporary trading.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Stone and Roszak have now worked together for almost 20 years and have been through a lot of hair evolutions together.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
But in the six decades since that fateful night, the Queen City’s culinary landscape has undergone multiple evolutions, driven largely by a vast diversity of immigrants who have shaped the city.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
These linguistic evolutions have wide-reaching implications.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
The researchers showed that the more strongly the time evolutions were put into superposition, the larger the violation became.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
Palazzolo likes to think of this and all her works as living organisms that may spend several months in different evolutions.
—Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolutions
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Barring any unexpected developments Carlos Narvaez will enter the season as the starter and Connor Wong will remain his primary backup.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the developments, numerous commercial property renovations and additions were completed during the assessment cycle, contributing to Grand List growth, town officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Saks Global will close more stores as its bankruptcy restructuring progresses.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Letter writer kept cancer diagnosis private to avoid people’s reactions, but that plan is faltering as illness progresses.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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And the Rams were able to make some adjustments later in the game, either with running backs picking up pressures or Stafford going through his progressions faster.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Facing third-and-goal with just under three minutes remaining, Purdy dropped back, went through his first two progressions, stepped forward in the pocket and finally found McCaffrey streaking into the end zone ahead of linebacker Nakobe Dean.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The mayor announced expansions to shelters and warming facilities on Friday, and Saturday afternoon, the city announced even more action.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Following major expansions to Spotify’s podcast branch, the audio streamer is turning its attention to its audiobooks.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Evolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolutions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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