as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
the developer of software that is used the world over
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Each will include 40 backup generators in case of power outages, the developer’s application shows.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Billed as a first-of-its-kind in the nation type of effort, California legislators greenlit a bill that would require AI chatbots to ensure there are safeguards in place to protect those who use it — and to give families legal recourse against developers deemed to be noncompliant and negligent.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
In a statement issued Monday, Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service said that due to falling sales and high interest rates, nearly 20 percent of developers in Russia were nearing bankruptcy, and this figure could soon increase to 30 percent.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The new law gives developers permission to build multifamily housing as high as seven stories within a quarter-mile radius of BART or Caltrain, or up to six stories within a half-mile radius.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Billed as a first-of-its-kind in the nation type of effort, California legislators greenlit a bill that would require AI chatbots to ensure there are safeguards in place to protect those who use it — and to give families legal recourse against developers deemed to be noncompliant and negligent.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
In a statement issued Monday, Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service said that due to falling sales and high interest rates, nearly 20 percent of developers in Russia were nearing bankruptcy, and this figure could soon increase to 30 percent.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The new law gives developers permission to build multifamily housing as high as seven stories within a quarter-mile radius of BART or Caltrain, or up to six stories within a half-mile radius.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for developer
Noun
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That’s because there are two rival American inventors of the dishwasher, with dueling patents.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the 2009 documentary Transcendent Man, the American inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil shares his thoughts on death.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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A-list celebrities surrounded by camera flashes didn't round out the front row – fashion editors, designers and industry experts did.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Armani was an intensely private man but had a longstanding personal relationship with his business partner, the architect, fashion designer and businessman Sergio Galeotti, who died of complications from AIDS in 1985.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The manhunt for the person who killed Charlie Kirk, the influential founder of the right-wing youth activist group Turning Point USA, has entered its second day.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, 31, is a right-wing political activist and co-founder of the Turning Point USA nonprofit that promotes far-right policies and politics on high school and college campuses.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Developer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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