as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
the developer of software that is used the world over
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Terms of the settlement The settlement, between the state's Department of the Environment (MDE) and the developer, homebuilder and contractor, requires that improved measures be put in place to prevent pollution and ensure compliance with environmental laws.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The platform allows developers to deploy collaborative subagents capable of executing workflows and coding tasks simultaneously.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Meyers will serve in the role while continuing in his current role as president of beauty developer Dermegen Inc.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
The executive at the hiring platform uses software developers as an example.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 May 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The platform allows developers to deploy collaborative subagents capable of executing workflows and coding tasks simultaneously.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Meyers will serve in the role while continuing in his current role as president of beauty developer Dermegen Inc.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
The executive at the hiring platform uses software developers as an example.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for developer
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Despite the proximity, the space rock poses no danger, according to Richard Binzel, a professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a tool for categorizing potential collisions of space objects with Earth.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Doc, the inventor of the shortstop position.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Midcentury furniture from designer Sergio Rodrigues blends with practical design features and natural materials.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Lowit had by that point gained renown and better paychecks for her intimate backstage candids of models and designers — an unguarded moment with Kate Moss done up for the runway, Jean-Michel Basquiat sitting stone still with his cigarette at the Palladium.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
20 May 2026
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Dudley notably received a $1 million contribution from Phil Knight, the billionaire co-founder of Nike, which is based in Oregon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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In addition to designers and entrepreneurs, many artists were around of the like of Malcolm McLaren, the founder of the Sex Pistols.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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That lesson has been absorbed — instinctively, if not always consciously — by a generation of online creators now moving into feature filmmaking with their audiences already in tow.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Jury members are to be announced; the roster will draw from filmmakers, actors, and creators working across Japan and internationally.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Developer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developer. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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