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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 species shared its world with early members of the genus Homo but followed a very different evolutionary path.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Together, they represent the oldest documented assemblage of insects known so far and help fill a major missing interval in the group's evolutionary history.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

They damage our health, he asserts, because they have the hallmarks of an evolutionary mismatch—our bodies are not adapted to their long-term effects.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Marshaling an encyclopedic body of evolutionary and anthropological evidence, Mr. Lieberman, a paleoanthropologist at Harvard University, aims to dispel the monolithic thinking that dominates our approach to diet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 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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