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Recent Examples of underdeveloped
The virus will break through his underdeveloped blood-brain barrier and begin attacking his brain matter directly, leading to primary measles encephalitis.
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Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Perhaps this focus explains why Hedda’s relationships with the male characters seem underdeveloped.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 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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Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Perhaps this focus explains why Hedda’s relationships with the male characters seem underdeveloped.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 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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But with what little land remains undeveloped, Sachs believes entertainment offerings could be considered.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Their bodies were found in an undeveloped business park in the 1300 block of Enclave Round, in West Houston.—
John Wayne Ferguson,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling Ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another, keeping one jug raised high above the other; till the flip is smooth and finely frothed.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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It can be pointed forward, backward, sideways, or anywhere in between, independently of the drone’s body position.—
Etiido Uko
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Underdeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdeveloped. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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