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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3
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
Any development is forecasted to be slow and will occur as the area moves towards the northwest.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
As detention stretches on, Kordia said it’s been difficult to follow developments in the war, let alone maintain contact with relatives caught in the conflict.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The developments led Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s socialist and authoritarian leader, to threaten to declare a state of emergency earlier this week.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
On job board Indeed, software development job listings are at around 66% of the volume seen before the Covid pandemic.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
As detention stretches on, Kordia said it’s been difficult to follow developments in the war, let alone maintain contact with relatives caught in the conflict.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The developments led Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s socialist and authoritarian leader, to threaten to declare a state of emergency earlier this week.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
On job board Indeed, software development job listings are at around 66% of the volume seen before the Covid pandemic.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for development
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Others are digging the W’s faster pace and perimeter evolution.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Looking ahead, Ralph Lauren has signaled that such work is an ongoing evolution, sharing plans to detail the next chapter of its Timeless by Design strategy in early 2026—built on the progress and strategic recalibrations outlined in this year’s report.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The film benefits from its avoidance of a too-tidy, sentimental outcome, even if some in the audience might be left craving one.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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But there were a handful of plays that really showed the breadth of his ability and his growth as a quarterback.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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While local residents hope a new plant could bring economic growth, unanswered questions about use of the additional land are making some uneasy.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Teams finishing in the top four progress directly to the quarter-finals.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Restoring trust means delivering results, not excuses, through mandatory ethics training for all city staff to ensure accountability.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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In fact, those reforms, though still in their early stages, were yielding impressive results.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Angel’s Envy is a distillery that is known for its port cask-finished bourbon, and while the whiskey does not carry an age statement it’s matured for around five years before getting that secondary maturation for up to six months.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
2 Oct. 2025
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Aged in rare Chinkapin oak barrels, this limited edition showcases Woodford Reserve’s experimental approach to grain, maturation and wood.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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The e-commerce and cloud giant will deploy electronic kiosks in One Medical primary care locations starting in December 2025 in the greater Los Angeles area, with expansions to other locations soon after, the company wrote in a press release.—
Jeff Marks,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Eisler led the control acquisition of the San Diego Wave for the Levine Leichtman family and Rob Cohen’s winning bid to bring an NWSL expansion team to Denver.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Moyes and assistant McKinlay both remonstrated with the fourth official at the resultant flash of a yellow card.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The resultant program or app is established without any need for understanding computer programming.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Development.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/development. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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