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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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Rather than being driven by a mass extinction, some evolutionary transitions may involve periods of extraordinary diversity, when declining lineages and emerging groups coexist.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Yet the researchers suggest that their evolutionary histories likely extend back to the open woodland environments that existed long before modern farming.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

With De Kooning’s paintings, there is an evolutionary throughline, where the bravura of the 1970s mellows into more contemplative, flowing compositions in the ’80s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Together, they have examined the evolutionary origins of the brain's crossed connections.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

What evolutionary benefit does a microbe derive from making us sick in bizarre ways, like giving us genital sores or diarrhea?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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