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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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Together, these insights are shaping a growing subfield known as evolutionary dentistry, using our evolutionary past to understand the dental problems of the present.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

It’s a reminder that even in something as everyday as toothache, our evolutionary history is written in our teeth, but shaped as much by modern habits as by ancient biology.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Somewhere along the way, for evolutionary reasons, aging has become baked into the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For decades, many evolutionary biologists have viewed much of molecular evolution as surprisingly quiet.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Not only have you been lucky enough to be attached since time immemorial to a favored evolutionary line, but you have also been extremely–make that miraculously–fortunate in your personal ancestry.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson



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