as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
the developer of software that is used the world over
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Recent Examples of developer
Flores says sources include ranchers looking to increase pastureland, road construction crews, land developers and utility companies.
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The obesity drug developer tumbled 15% after Pfizer won a bidding war to acquire the company, beating out rival Novo Nordisk.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
After voters in 2014 rejected higher property taxes to borrow the money needed to build the $282 million complex, Miami-Dade opted to pay for it in yearly installments to a private developer.
—Douglas Hanks
november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
If the conditional-use permit is approved by the council, the next steps will be for the developers to submit grading, building and off-site improvement plans to the city for further review.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
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Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The obesity drug developer tumbled 15% after Pfizer won a bidding war to acquire the company, beating out rival Novo Nordisk.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
After voters in 2014 rejected higher property taxes to borrow the money needed to build the $282 million complex, Miami-Dade opted to pay for it in yearly installments to a private developer.
—Douglas Hanks
november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
If the conditional-use permit is approved by the council, the next steps will be for the developers to submit grading, building and off-site improvement plans to the city for further review.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for developer
Noun
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The inventors promise that the trackpad’s ergonomic design keeps your hand in a more natural position compared to a traditional mouse.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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In using Shakespeare’s original work and Maggie O’Farrell’s book of the same name, costume designer Malgosia Turzanska created the organic costumes against a 16th century England backdrop.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rich Little Brokegirls founder Kimberly Bizu sat down with creator and corporate strategist Jodie Taylor, discussing what women of color navigating corporate spaces and creative careers need to know.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the holiday apartment of Rosita Missoni, the late founder of the fashion brand Missoni, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, such fungal figures abound.—
Laura May Todd,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the fifth season of Organized Crime airs on NBC this fall, Meloni is also working on a new show from This Is Us creator Dan Folgelman.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Jamie Campbell Bower joined creators Ross and Matt Duffer and executive producer Shawn Levy for a conversation in Hollywood after awards voters were given an early look at the first episode of the new season.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Developer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developer. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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