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Another word for unfolding

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Noun

  1. A progression from a simple form to a more complex one

      1. Advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improvement
      2. Forward or onward movement, as toward a destination:
      3. Forward course; development
      1. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.
      2. Full development; maturity.
      3. Formation and development
      1. An unfolding, opening out, or working out; process of development, as from a simple to a complex form, or of gradual, progressive change, as in a social and economic structure
      2. The historical development of a related group of organisms; phylogeny.
      3. A result of this process; a development:
      1. A significant event, occurrence, or change.
      2. A step or stage in growth, advancement, etc.
      3. The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.
    See also:

    change

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Sentence Examples

  • Nor must we forget the unfolding of a new chapter of disease, in the nosology of the pancreas.

  • Brandon stood, his tall form unfolding like an accordion until he towered over her again.

  • Buddhism is a wide departure in doctrine and practice from Brahmanism, and hence after a swift unfolding and quick spread it was driven out of India and had to find a home in other lands.

  • By that Act Kansas (which from 1854 to 1861 included a large part of Colorado) became, for almost a decade, the storm centre of national political passion, and her history of prime significance in the unfolding prologue of the Civil War.

  • I said Friday and here it is, ready, said Platon, smiling and unfolding the shirt he had sewn.

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