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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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They have been reported across our recent evolutionary history, from 2-million-year-old fossils through to Neanderthals.

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

At the same time, the differences between chimpanzees and bonobos indicate that there is more than one evolutionary strategy for managing social connections.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Together, these findings reinforce a growing theme in evolutionary biology.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Scientists in those fields tend to be ignorantly disdainful of fields to which those methodologies are inappropriate and which must therefore seek other methodologies—such as my own research areas of ecology and evolutionary biology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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