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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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Mr. Hanson, a biologist whose previous books explored seeds and feathers, traces bees’ evolutionary transformation from carnivorous ancestral wasps to the busy pollinators of today.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

"The question from the model's perspective is, 'What is the sequence of evolutionary changes that needs to happen to explain the variation we can see today?'"

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

The statistical results also identified a cluster of evolutionary slowdowns around 15 million years ago, which coincided with another major geological event.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

“I think we’re likely to break global temperature records with this next El Niño,” said Malin Pinsky, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

As long as our inquiries are limited to one or two evolutionary lines on a single planet, we will remain forever ignorant of the possible range and brilliance of other intelligences and other civilizations.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan



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