developed

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adjective

de·vel·oped di-ˈve-ləpt

dē-

Synonyms of developed next

: having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living

a developed country

developed

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past tense and past participle of develop

Examples of developed in a Sentence

Adjective The disease is almost unheard of in developed countries. The younger plant has a less developed root system.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This means that, in the context of climate negotiations, Singapore, one of the world’s richest countries, still technically doesn’t count as a developed nation, and neither do petrostates like Qatar, the U.A.E., and Saudi Arabia. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023 In April 2009, the leaders of the world’s major developed and emerging economies – the Group of 20 – met in London under the chairmanship of the British prime minister, Gordon Brown. —

Martin Daunton, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023 Counterpoint notes that 2023 is expected to be the worst year for smartphone shipments in a decade as people, mostly in developed markets, choose to replace their phones less often. —

Jon Porter, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2023 Farther South The coast grows less developed and arguably wilder as one travels south. —

Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2023 Patel said that many women with two uteruses have only one fully developed and functional uterus. —

Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023 Agriculture uses 80% of California’s developed water and exports much of its crops overseas. —

George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023 Though she would have been cast as a maid, Lena always maintained that the character was well developed and not a stereotype. —

Donald Bogle, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023 In This Article Getting Around Nevis may be small and less developed than big sister St. Kitts, but this 35.9-square-mile gem in the Leeward Islands has a ton to offer travelers. —

Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023 See More

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