as in experimental
made or done as an experiment
developmental weaponry that is classified as top secret by the Pentagon
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Recent Examples of developmental
All semifinalists will receive one-on-one developmental assistance from the contest’s jury members, and the finalists will see their work presented at EnActe’s New Works Festival.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
Riding the bicycle The real future of IBM's hardware, however, will be happening over on the developmental line of processors, where talk about hardware qubit counts will become increasingly irrelevant.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
My key takeaways from this conference included the importance of relational and developmental leadership, systems literacy and the democratization of leadership tools.
—Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Long-term exposure may contribute to developmental delays, lower IQ and behavioral issues in children.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 June 2025
Riding the bicycle The real future of IBM's hardware, however, will be happening over on the developmental line of processors, where talk about hardware qubit counts will become increasingly irrelevant.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
My key takeaways from this conference included the importance of relational and developmental leadership, systems literacy and the democratization of leadership tools.
—Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Long-term exposure may contribute to developmental delays, lower IQ and behavioral issues in children.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for developmental
experimental
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Sadly, the label would have none of that experimental nonsense.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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For investors, this represents both opportunity and risk, but the institutional validation is real—BlackRock doesn't deploy billions into experimental technologies.—
Anastasia Chernikova,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Developmental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developmental. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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