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Recent Examples of underdeveloped
Perhaps this focus explains why Hedda’s relationships with the male characters seem underdeveloped.
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
According to her Instagram post, Phillips was born with an underdeveloped kidney.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
She was born with underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first days of her life in the NICU on dialysis.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Phillips revealed she was born with underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first three months of her life on dialysis in the NICU.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
According to her Instagram post, Phillips was born with an underdeveloped kidney.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
She was born with underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first days of her life in the NICU on dialysis.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Phillips revealed she was born with underdeveloped kidneys and spent the first three months of her life on dialysis in the NICU.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdeveloped
Adjective
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For the most peaceful stretch, head to Opal Beach in Gulf Islands National Seashore, where the shoreline remains undeveloped, and the loudest sound is usually the surf.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Both Hopewell Elementary and the home of the district’s LEAD Innovation Studio were ultimately constructed on the ground, but the district still owns around 150 acres of undeveloped land in the forest.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.—
Rachael Seidler,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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This backward incentive pushes patients toward the drugs that helped fuel the opioid epidemic in the first place.—
Saul Anuzis,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Underdeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdeveloped. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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