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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
Residents met with developers and Crain for over two hours.
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Signatories include real estate developers Angelo Tsakopoulos and son Kyriakos, Julie Teel of the Raley’s family fortune and ice cream shop owner David Leatherby.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet now, strategists argue that the country may be better positioned for AI, thanks to cheaper power, growing capital spending, and a swarm of open-source developers.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
But developers don’t necessarily agree with this perspective, saying the people who have moved to neighborhoods in the Ag Reserve want more amenities nearer to them.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
This is especially useful for developers, prompt engineers, and teams who need accuracy and consistency across workflows.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Illinois Commerce Commission also recently approved a proposal by ComEd that requires higher deposits from data center developers to protect against projects that fall through.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
At the same time, legal battles – such as those involving major media organizations and AI developers – underscore the contested nature of training data itself.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
In another 11 communities where ICE has proposed detention centers, private developers or the federal government itself backed out of deals following pushback from residents, as well as local, state and federal officials from both parties.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Signatories include real estate developers Angelo Tsakopoulos and son Kyriakos, Julie Teel of the Raley’s family fortune and ice cream shop owner David Leatherby.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet now, strategists argue that the country may be better positioned for AI, thanks to cheaper power, growing capital spending, and a swarm of open-source developers.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
But developers don’t necessarily agree with this perspective, saying the people who have moved to neighborhoods in the Ag Reserve want more amenities nearer to them.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
This is especially useful for developers, prompt engineers, and teams who need accuracy and consistency across workflows.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Illinois Commerce Commission also recently approved a proposal by ComEd that requires higher deposits from data center developers to protect against projects that fall through.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
At the same time, legal battles – such as those involving major media organizations and AI developers – underscore the contested nature of training data itself.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
In another 11 communities where ICE has proposed detention centers, private developers or the federal government itself backed out of deals following pushback from residents, as well as local, state and federal officials from both parties.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for developers
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The process of the invention was longer, and there were a lot of inventors before Lumière.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Anderson never married and, like the female inventors who came before and after her, faced different constraints to entrepreneurship than men, such as prohibitions on owning property and opening bank accounts.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
4 Mar. 2026
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The immersive-entertainment company’s alien theme fits well within the surreal sculptures at its Denver outpost as designers and models take the stage at its Perplexiplex venue for a night of beautiful and bizarre creations.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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Bloch began his career as a model, working with Yves Saint-Laurent, Jean-Paul Gaultier, John Galliano and other leading designers, then worked at Studio 54 in New York before becoming a stylist in the 1990s.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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OnlyFans sells subscriptions to individual creators' content, often racy videos and photos that are barred on platforms like Instagram.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Radvinsky bought a majority stake in the platform in 2018 and turned it into a cultural phenomenon that reshaped the pornography industry by allowing creators to charge directly for their content.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Within days, China’s surprise intervention in the deal quickly shattered that hope, as Beijing stepped up efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving their businesses offshore.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tony-award-winning actor John Kani said he was stunned when the theatre's founders Barney Simon and Mannie Manim first told him their vision.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Developers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developers. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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