as in inventors
one who creates or introduces something new
the developer of software that is used the world over
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Recent Examples of developers
Cities and counties with little experience as real-estate developers were suddenly tasked with managing complex acquisitions and renovations under compressed timelines.
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Michele Steeb, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The Balfour family held an estate sale for some of the store’s stock, Leonoudakis said, and developers will work to preserve the historic aspects of the building while making way for a fast-growing area of downtown Arlington.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Just hours after the model’s release, however, major backlash from AI researchers, developers, and policy experts began brewing on social media.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 June 2026
According to documents, developers proposed a 530-square-foot drive-thru located near a stretch of other commercial properties, like Jimmy John’s and Pegah’s Family Restaurant.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Consumers and corporate workers use them in Gemini products, and developers use them through Google’s cloud infrastructure, which competes with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Ubisoft confirmed with me that the team is working with the same developers who made Star Wars Outlaws happen on the Switch 2.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
As the Obama Presidential Center transforms a piece of Jackson Park, developers planning to transform and revitalize a section of the Woodlawn neighborhood with a $300 million plan.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 June 2026
These included potential reactor developers, industry partners, and communities interested in hosting nuclear facilities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Michele Steeb, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
The Balfour family held an estate sale for some of the store’s stock, Leonoudakis said, and developers will work to preserve the historic aspects of the building while making way for a fast-growing area of downtown Arlington.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Just hours after the model’s release, however, major backlash from AI researchers, developers, and policy experts began brewing on social media.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 June 2026
According to documents, developers proposed a 530-square-foot drive-thru located near a stretch of other commercial properties, like Jimmy John’s and Pegah’s Family Restaurant.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Consumers and corporate workers use them in Gemini products, and developers use them through Google’s cloud infrastructure, which competes with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Ubisoft confirmed with me that the team is working with the same developers who made Star Wars Outlaws happen on the Switch 2.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
As the Obama Presidential Center transforms a piece of Jackson Park, developers planning to transform and revitalize a section of the Woodlawn neighborhood with a $300 million plan.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 June 2026
These included potential reactor developers, industry partners, and communities interested in hosting nuclear facilities.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for developers
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Close to $10 million directed toward saving more than 165 films — Hitchcock, Welles, Lynch, Kubrick, Fellini, Abel Gance — and more than 200 shorts from the Lumière brothers, the inventors of cinema itself.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The bar’s signature Brunello Bloody Mary nods to the hotel’s long-standing history as the drink's inventors and remains a house classic, richer and more savory than most, thanks to the wine-forward twist.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Renwick’s belief that athleticwear designers were for too long a time absorbed in making men’s lives easier — and efforts to reverse this pattern by turning its gaze towards women — completely revolutionized the industry, which is why the brand is a no-brainer addition to this article.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Furness notes that Luminara brings together researchers, educators, XR developers, neuroscientists, artists, healthcare professionals, designers, and storytellers to explore immersive learning systems and interdisciplinary research projects.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The performance was introduced by The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park) and double EGOT winner Robert Lopez, who cowrote the popular Broadway production together.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Marginal is partnering with the film’s creators, Ash T and Johnny Rey Diaz, to continue its festival run, and developing it for a longer-form treatment.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Mammoth also wants the founders and executive teams to stay on for a while.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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The process through which these attacks in Iran were ordered contradicted the intent of America’s founders in giving Congress the power to declare war.—
Steven Andreasen,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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“Developers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developers. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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