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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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The term describes an evolutionary turning point when older groups nearing extinction coexist with newer lineages that are beginning to expand and diversify.

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

Although the findings come from computer simulations rather than direct observations of white dwarfs growing to these extreme masses, they offer a possible evolutionary pathway for stars that exceed the traditional Chandrasekhar limit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 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

Every little detail of the baby's being—what she eats, what she poops—seems an evolutionary leap.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez


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