1
as in evolution
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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2
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a development that the writers of the law never anticipated or intended
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as in growth
the process of becoming mature
a tulip's development from a bulb into a flower
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Recent Examples of development
Conservative panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin, who previously worked under Trump during his first administration before resigning and speaking out against him, also weighed in on issues surrounding Republican handling of the developments.
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EW.com, 22 July 2025
A couple of other candidates for hormonally acting daily male contraceptive pills are in early development.
—Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
Consider requesting professional development budgets for AI training, conference attendance or certification programs.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
This includes professional development courses, online certifications, or graduate programs.
—Essence, 10 July 2025
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EW.com, 22 July 2025
A couple of other candidates for hormonally acting daily male contraceptive pills are in early development.
—Hannah Seo, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
Consider requesting professional development budgets for AI training, conference attendance or certification programs.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
This includes professional development courses, online certifications, or graduate programs.
—Essence, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for development
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That dual focus — speed and strategy, data and decisions — is already informing the evolution of agentic AI platforms.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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To exemplify the evolution of these trend-setting palettes, Sherwin-Williams chose to organize its 48 trending colors into palettes based more on the emotion and mood that each hue evokes.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
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Best-in-class services bake user-centric optics into dashboards that track real outcomes—such as tasks completed, money saved or carbon reduced—rather than only corporate key performance indicators.—
Alex Kreger,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Mets lead the Phillies by a half-game in the NL East; the outcome of that race will establish the difficulty of October’s path for New York.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Though the specifics of the complaints varied, most painted the company as focused on growth rather than student success.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Once contained to local disputes resolved between communities, the violence has exploded into mass killings fueled by population growth, the climate crisis, and the collapse of traditional peacemaking.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Barcelona are open to a mutual termination of his contract, but there has been no progress in those discussions.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Further progress is expected in the coming years as a separate target for 25% (previously 20%) of people working on each BBC production to be either ethnically diverse, disabled or from a lower socioeconomic background comes into force.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Homelessness, housing costs hit record-high levels nationwide The Department of Housing and Urban Development won't release the 2025 point-in-time count results until the end of this year, but the most recent data shows that homelessness is rising even faster across the U.S. than in Indianapolis.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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The result is billions of public dollars spent with little visibility into what’s working.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Often, the best players get a big chunk of their minor-league maturation at Double-A and then make a pit stop at Triple-A.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
23 July 2025
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This expression offers a dry, oxidative Sherry character enhanced by accelerated tropical maturation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Other communities receiving grants include Bristol for the 10.69 acres Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve expansion on Perkins Street.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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The South Korean battery maker, the largest in the country, completed expansion of its Holland, Michigan, facility last month after investing over $1.4 billion to manufacture batteries for storage systems.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Development.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/development. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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