1
as in evolutions
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the development of an idea into a marketable product
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as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a development that the writers of the law never anticipated or intended
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Recent Examples of developments
Estonia and the other Baltic states are among the highest spenders in NATO on defense developments, but some members, such as Spain, have lagged on meeting those targets.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with additional developments.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
An atypical role for a presidential foundation At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Brokers blame a rapid decline in inventory and lack of new supply from condo developments rather than a decline in demand or fears that Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, would become the next mayor of New York City.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Arrow Street is the same firm behind major new multi-family developments in downtown Indianapolis, including a controversial 12-story building along the Canal Walk and two large apartment complexes, Wesley Place and Hall Place, near the new Indiana University Health hospital campus.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
Institutional Hedging Is Underway Alongside the influx of institutional investment and interest that has piled into the crypto market since early 2024 there have been other developments.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
In a whirlwind year for the organization, his slump was one of the more perplexing developments.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
But in 2020-21, Garcia’s third season at City, things changed — thanks in part to developments at Barca.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with additional developments.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
An atypical role for a presidential foundation At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Brokers blame a rapid decline in inventory and lack of new supply from condo developments rather than a decline in demand or fears that Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, would become the next mayor of New York City.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Arrow Street is the same firm behind major new multi-family developments in downtown Indianapolis, including a controversial 12-story building along the Canal Walk and two large apartment complexes, Wesley Place and Hall Place, near the new Indiana University Health hospital campus.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 24 Oct. 2025
Institutional Hedging Is Underway Alongside the influx of institutional investment and interest that has piled into the crypto market since early 2024 there have been other developments.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Oct. 2025
In a whirlwind year for the organization, his slump was one of the more perplexing developments.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
But in 2020-21, Garcia’s third season at City, things changed — thanks in part to developments at Barca.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for developments
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Palazzolo likes to think of this and all her works as living organisms that may spend several months in different evolutions.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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That’s true of great technological evolutions, too.—
Nick Tzitzon,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Of course, a reliable method for measuring a team’s performance is to use underlying metrics to understand the team’s process more than its outcomes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The violations include student-athletes betting on and against their own teams, sharing information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, manipulating scoring or outcomes and/or refusing to participate in the investigation.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The company plans to continue releasing updates as testing progresses, pushing its axial flux architecture toward the next benchmark in electric propulsion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sitting somewhere, putting on shoes, eating an apple, listening in headphones that sort of progresses into something a bit wilder.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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That's based on the DNA results, the commission said in a news release Thursday afternoon.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot going into those results.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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There could be consequences coming for LSU head coach Brian Kelly and his staff after losing a third game this season.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Immigrant and Latino communities — already under siege from ICE — now face not just intimidation, but real, fatal consequences.—
Bulmaro Vicente,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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In a message with Semafor, Lee said that the publication would launch on Monday with a 3-part investigation, its first data interface, and other products.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most of the products expire in 2028 or 2029, with the earliest expiration date among the products in April 2027, according to the list that detailed the nearly 5 million items.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Different types of fiber have different effects on the body.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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This week, those effects point to cheaper short-term money, a debate about December, and a high premium on the Fed’s forward guidance.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Developments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developments. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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