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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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An extraordinary collection of fossils in central Colombia is revealing a surprising chapter in Earth's evolutionary history.

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

The result could be one of the most enduring examples of how the nervous system preserves its evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Two spheres with separate concerns, duties, even—the evolutionary biologists might say—thought patterns.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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