noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ gradual , slow
▪ rapid
▪ continued , continuous , ongoing
▪ long-term
▪
the long-term ~ of ecosystems
▪ early
▪
during the early ~ of animals
▪ natural , organic
▪
organic ~ by natural selection
▪ peaceful
▪
the peaceful ~ to democracy
▪ biological , cultural , historical , political , social , spiritual , technological
▪ parallel
▪
the parallel ~ of science and art
▪ animal , human , mammalian
▪ Darwinian , naturalistic ( AmE )
VERB + EVOLUTION
▪ trace
▪
a book tracing the ~ of the English language
▪ drive , influence , shape
▪
the forces that drove the ~ of the European financial system
▪ undergo
▪
The movement is undergoing an ideological ~.
EVOLUTION + VERB
▪ happen , occur , proceed , take place
▪
Evolution proceeds by a series of small changes.
▪ work
▪
competing theories as to how ~ works
▪ require
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Evolution requires intermediate forms between species.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from … to …
▪
his ~ from comedian to serious actor
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of the human species
▪ ~ towards/toward
▪
the country's gradual ~ towards/toward democracy
PHRASES
▪ the theory of ~
▪
people who reject the theory of ~