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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 in the year and a half left in his term, his priorities include consolidating the district’s recent administrative policy and staff changes and monitoring the evolution of its goals for students’ social and emotional wellness goals.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
An evolution already came this spring with The Electric State, a Russo brothers Netflix movie with Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown, filled with all manner of robots and nonhuman creatures.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Researchers still have work ahead to refine the analysis of the recent black hole merger and improve stellar evolution models, Gregorio Carullo, a Birmingham professor who helped analyze the findings, said in a statement.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The researchers used a standard model of star evolution to build a collection of moderate-sized stars, from one to 20 solar masses at 0.05 solar mass intervals.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
An evolution already came this spring with The Electric State, a Russo brothers Netflix movie with Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown, filled with all manner of robots and nonhuman creatures.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Researchers still have work ahead to refine the analysis of the recent black hole merger and improve stellar evolution models, Gregorio Carullo, a Birmingham professor who helped analyze the findings, said in a statement.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The researchers used a standard model of star evolution to build a collection of moderate-sized stars, from one to 20 solar masses at 0.05 solar mass intervals.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evolution
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Barcelona are open to a mutual termination of his contract, but there has been no progress in those discussions.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Focus on what’s in your control: your mindset, habits and daily progress.—
Sandra Balogun,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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In true Georgia fashion, this development is insane.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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A couple of other candidates for hormonally acting daily male contraceptive pills are in early development.—
Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
22 July 2025
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But there has to be some level of progression without diluting the iconic-ness of Wednesday.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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But more so just to get that first one done, so that the progression can carry on, that’s the most exciting thing.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Other communities receiving grants include Bristol for the 10.69 acres Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve expansion on Perkins Street.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The South Korean battery maker, the largest in the country, completed expansion of its Holland, Michigan, facility last month after investing over $1.4 billion to manufacture batteries for storage systems.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Though the specifics of the complaints varied, most painted the company as focused on growth rather than student success.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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What Other Countries Are Doing Several countries have developed or reformed H-1B-style immigration programs to attract high-skilled foreign talent, particularly in STEM fields, amid global competition for innovation and workforce growth.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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“Evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evolution. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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