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Recent Examples of underdeveloped
Phillips revealed she was born with underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first three months of her life on dialysis in the NICU.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Charlie, home to care for his ailing father after having emigrated to the States some years before, is likewise underdeveloped beyond that circumstantial detail.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Perplexingly the role of the judge who presided over the original 1983 case is underdeveloped.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
At the time, her chances of survival were uncertain as her lungs were severely underdeveloped.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Charlie, home to care for his ailing father after having emigrated to the States some years before, is likewise underdeveloped beyond that circumstantial detail.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Perplexingly the role of the judge who presided over the original 1983 case is underdeveloped.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
At the time, her chances of survival were uncertain as her lungs were severely underdeveloped.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdeveloped
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The site consists of a vacant 5-story office building, a vacant 10-story office building and parking areas previously part of the CVS Health corporate campus, and undeveloped land belonging to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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There is plenty of undeveloped land in the county to build (this project).—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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There were backward passes, deep bombs and spin moves aplenty to evade potential tag-pullers.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Ash Wednesday is designated by counting backward 40 days from Easter, minus the Sundays.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Underdeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdeveloped. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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