1
as in evolutions
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the development of an idea into a marketable product
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as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a development that the writers of the law never anticipated or intended
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Recent Examples of developments
Prior to the weekend’s developments, several traders warned that oil prices could reach $100 within days — unless there was some de-escalation of hostilities or change to constraints in the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about a fifth of the world’s energy exports.
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Christine Burke, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
In an email exchange, Parsipur, who presently lives in exile in Northern California, expounded on her career, Iran and the recent developments there.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
But such a hope was belied by the developments after the cold war ended as civil wars ensued in many parts of the world.
—Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Bessent suggested Wednesday on CNBC that the developments in Venezuela and Iran are poised to hurt Beijing more.
—Kevin Breuninger,sam Meredith,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Changes to building inspections With a tin shed being dismantled behind him at The Bronx's Highbridge Gardens Houses Friday, Mamdani announced plans to lessen how much scaffolding is required around NYCHA buildings and other campus-style developments.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Despite the fact that mental health parity has been paused and Medicaid financing (responsible for more than a quarter of all behavioral health expenditures) is on the ropes, there are some promising recent developments on mental illness and addiction.
—Anand Parekh, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
The legal developments come as a top DeSantis official faced substantive questions from Florida lawmakers last week about immigration spending.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
And these two developments — workers get less money, corporations get more — are absolutely related.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
Christine Burke, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
In an email exchange, Parsipur, who presently lives in exile in Northern California, expounded on her career, Iran and the recent developments there.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
But such a hope was belied by the developments after the cold war ended as civil wars ensued in many parts of the world.
—Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Bessent suggested Wednesday on CNBC that the developments in Venezuela and Iran are poised to hurt Beijing more.
—Kevin Breuninger,sam Meredith,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Changes to building inspections With a tin shed being dismantled behind him at The Bronx's Highbridge Gardens Houses Friday, Mamdani announced plans to lessen how much scaffolding is required around NYCHA buildings and other campus-style developments.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Despite the fact that mental health parity has been paused and Medicaid financing (responsible for more than a quarter of all behavioral health expenditures) is on the ropes, there are some promising recent developments on mental illness and addiction.
—Anand Parekh, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
The legal developments come as a top DeSantis official faced substantive questions from Florida lawmakers last week about immigration spending.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
And these two developments — workers get less money, corporations get more — are absolutely related.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for developments
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While there were evolutions and design improvements in the late 20th century, significant innovation has happened since the 2010s.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Inevitably, however, the result feels like the character evolutions, machinations, and plot pivots of an entire series of the show compressed desperately into 112 minutes.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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The team called for more high-quality clinical trials examining long-term outcomes, optimal dosages and differences between collagen sources, such as marine, bovine and plant-based alternatives.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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This progress is an important step toward personalized medicine, helping make surgical practice as accurate as possible to improve patient outcomes.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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As the class progresses and people generate body heat, the cold-blooded friends take advantage of it, snuggling closer.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Additional investors may join as the round progresses.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Oracle's earnings call came after the company reported better-than-expected results, lifted its fiscal 2027 guidance and said remaining performance obligations more than quadrupled to $553 billion from a year earlier.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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The consequences stemming from the death of a Brazilian butt lift patient came down Thursday on a Doral plastic surgery center that’s now on state probation.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Days after trading center Garrett Bradbury to Chicago for a fifth-round pick — a solid piece of business with Bradbury entering a contract year but also immediate consequences — the Pats have a hole in their offensive line.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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Oracle has been rapidly filling buildings on the site with servers, which are used by OpenAI to train and deploy its products.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Through intimate observational footage, letters read in voiceover, archival footage of their lives before the war, De Pue shows the devastating and lasting effects of war on the lives of the protagonists.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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Pistole also warned that extended shutdowns can have permanent and lasting effects on the workforce.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Developments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developments. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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