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present tense third-person singular of develop
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1
to gradually become clearer or more detailed
- as the story of the bombing developed, the scope of the tragedy became more apparent
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2
to come to have gradually
- the youngster developed a taste for green olives
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- casts,
- discards,
- ditches,
- dumps,
- flings (off or away),
- jettisons,
- junks,
- rejects,
- scraps,
- sheds,
- shucks (off),
- sloughs
- (also sluffs),
- throws away,
- throws out,
- unloads
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3
to become mature
- the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels
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4
to express more fully and in greater detail
- marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign
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5
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
- outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy
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“Develops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/develops. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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