as in evolved
being far along in development
a highly developed society with a rigid class system
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as in progressed
to gradually become clearer or more detailed
as the story of the bombing developed, the scope of the tragedy became more apparent
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as in acquired
to come to have gradually
the youngster developed a taste for green olives
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as in grew
to become mature
the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels
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as in expanded
to express more fully and in greater detail
marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign
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as in forged
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy
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Recent Examples of developed
Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Southeastern Wisconsin receives the most amount of rain and is more developed, leading to more runoff that can damage building and infrastructure.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Mark Gray, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In part because [Kenny] Pickett got injured on the fourth day of training camp and a real competition never developed.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In what's believed to be a first, a wolf at Michigan's Isle Royale National Park was killed by National Park Service officials after it repeatedly was found taking human food from campsites and other developed areas.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Southeastern Wisconsin receives the most amount of rain and is more developed, leading to more runoff that can damage building and infrastructure.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Having developed a bond, the duo continued to wonder what became of their feline friend in the year that followed.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
In part because [Kenny] Pickett got injured on the fourth day of training camp and a real competition never developed.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for developed
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Auto Best Take is an evolved version of Best Take.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Enid is too evolved to hold Sofia accountable for Bruno’s fuckery.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Science has progressed our understanding further and further back in cosmic history, but so far, there’s no end in sight to where the story actually, truly began.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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As their relationship progressed, the two married in 2003 and later had their sons, Jeremy and Nate.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But it’s been six years since the Giants acquired Teng along with two more future big leaguers, outfielder Jaylin Davis and reliever Prelander Berroa, from the Minnesota Twins for right-hander Sam Dyson at the July 31 trade deadline in 2019.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nouvelle Vague premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix as a potential awards contender.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their curiosity grew after the highest DNA match was found linked to a family line in Romania.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk fundraising, podcast built political movement Kirk's Turning Point USA grew rapidly as MAGA-style politics took root in America.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But instruments onboard the spacecraft weren't designed to distinguish between molecules forged in the moon's presumably deep ocean and those cooked up in the icy shell.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s Laguna Conference on Wednesday, Vena pointed to new partnerships between other major North American railroads that have been forged in the wake of the UP-NS mega-merger as an indicator that competition is firmly heating up.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models feature a larger camera island and a new vapor chamber for improved performance.—
Bob O’Donnell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The iPhone 17 Pro Max sees a new camera island design to house the improved camera system, and the impossibly thin iPhone 17 Air should draw a lot of attention.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The news unfolded quickly and spread within moments on social media.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because the seller is the estate, the process likely unfolded differently than the more common private sale of a sports team from one person to another.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Developed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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