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
The company will use 15 years of internal data to train custom models to enhance design, planning, and community management across its Saudi developments, Chairman Muammar Alatawi told Semafor.
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Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
While these developments portend an improvement in relations in the months ahead, a formal trade deal has not been signed.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with additional developments.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
All of that’s to say that these latest developments in the awards season race don’t mean a hell of a lot.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
The latest nuclear weapons developments follow heightened military tensions in Europe, where NATO is strengthening its defenses amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Parallel developments for next-gen reactors This advancement in structural materials runs parallel to, and is designed to support, simultaneous innovation in the fuel technology for these same reactors.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Those costs are often paid with property tax revenue generated by new developments.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
An atypical role for a presidential foundation At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
While these developments portend an improvement in relations in the months ahead, a formal trade deal has not been signed.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
This story has been updated with additional developments.
—CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
All of that’s to say that these latest developments in the awards season race don’t mean a hell of a lot.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
The latest nuclear weapons developments follow heightened military tensions in Europe, where NATO is strengthening its defenses amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Parallel developments for next-gen reactors This advancement in structural materials runs parallel to, and is designed to support, simultaneous innovation in the fuel technology for these same reactors.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Those costs are often paid with property tax revenue generated by new developments.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
An atypical role for a presidential foundation At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for developments
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Palazzolo likes to think of this and all her works as living organisms that may spend several months in different evolutions.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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That’s true of great technological evolutions, too.—
Nick Tzitzon,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Of course, a reliable method for measuring a team’s performance is to use underlying metrics to understand the team’s process more than its outcomes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The violations include student-athletes betting on and against their own teams, sharing information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, manipulating scoring or outcomes and/or refusing to participate in the investigation.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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As this deployment progresses, customers should begin to see initial signs of recovery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sitting somewhere, putting on shoes, eating an apple, listening in headphones that sort of progresses into something a bit wilder.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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AeroMap has been validated against NASA wind tunnel data, with results showing close agreement between its predictions and experimental measurements, indicating its suitability for sustainable aircraft development, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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On Wednesday, Democrats said the election results were a referendum on Republicans and should drive them to the negotiating table.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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The major environmental law, known as CEQA, requires government agencies to consider the environmental consequences of projects before acting on them.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Take a stand, stand for it and then deal with the consequences.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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While its initial focus was cross-border payments, Zhang said the company’s revenue is now spread over an array of products, with business accounts similar to Mercury comprising 34% of its revenue, spend management 20%, and payments 30%.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Authorities are now hoping to cut down on smoking everywhere across the archipelago, with plans to set up anti-smoking clinics that will offer medication to help people quit tobacco products.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On top of all that, there’s elemental effects (like burning and freezing), and a Rock, Paper, Scissors-like system where certain actions can negate specific enemy attacks based on their type.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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To test the disruption theory, the researchers directly examined the effects of beam-plasma instabilities by measuring the jet’s beam profile and associated magnetic field signatures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Developments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developments. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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