has devolved
- present perfect of devolve (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But it has devolved into the worst sort of public spectacle; reporters sucking up to politicians and celebrities for greater access — a chance to be part of a crowd they’ll never join.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Fabled Southern heritage has devolved into crackpot eccentricity, but that only deepens Louise’s adoration for the holdouts who honor it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The episode begins with the host asking him to comment on US "discourse", which he says "has devolved to a level of cruelty that we haven't seen before".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The relationship has devolved into a he-said she-said conflict.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
It has devolved upon the writer to examine and catalogue this fine collection.
From Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 by Holmes, William Henry
