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Recent Examples of nondevelopment
The Wizards somehow still haven't hired a replacement for former president Ernie Grunfeld, a nondevelopment that hangs over this pick.
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Ben Golliver, courant.com, 18 June 2019
The Wizards somehow still haven’t hired a replacement for former president Ernie Grunfeld, a nondevelopment that hangs over this pick.
—Ben Golliver, The Denver Post, 18 June 2019
Ben Golliver, courant.com, 18 June 2019
The Wizards somehow still haven’t hired a replacement for former president Ernie Grunfeld, a nondevelopment that hangs over this pick.
—Ben Golliver, The Denver Post, 18 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nondevelopment
Noun
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Also, the Spurs are due for shooting regression from deep, whereas the Blazers have gotten unlucky from 3-point range.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The team had shown signs of regression, not least in heavy defeats to Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Chelsea.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This book is all about the fight to stem the tide of retrogression.—
Ken Makin,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 Nov. 2025
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Visa retrogression might become more of an issue for Indian and Chinese applicants who invest under the high-unemployment category due to its more limited availability.—
Sam Silverman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Meta is lingering around the 150-day moving average, and, having recently fallen below it, this reversion may be a head fake.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The situation is one of ideological ferment, rather than a reversion to some Romneyite center.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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This is particularly important because meta-analyses of early intervention initiatives across the world have observed significant reductions in relapse rates and psychiatric hospital admissions.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The double blockade actually creates a pretty tenuous situation because every interdiction, every warning shot, every seizure of vessels, could become a trigger for a wider relapse into conflict.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Nondevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondevelopment. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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