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Recent Examples of underdeveloped
The reality is that an underdeveloped supply chain and unfavorable economics are far larger factors.
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ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
These bottlenecks are not down to a lack of ambition but rather structural weaknesses, including lack of regulatory certainty, underdeveloped infrastructure, and crucially a lack of offtake agreements to guarantee long-term market demand.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Hundreds of millions of people in mostly underdeveloped countries have used it safely with minimal side effects, such as fatigue or diarrhea, for decades.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 9 June 2025
The operatic action and intriguing exposition is there, but this solid third installment winds up a good but not great effort, owing to a convoluted last act and underdeveloped supporting characters.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
These bottlenecks are not down to a lack of ambition but rather structural weaknesses, including lack of regulatory certainty, underdeveloped infrastructure, and crucially a lack of offtake agreements to guarantee long-term market demand.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Hundreds of millions of people in mostly underdeveloped countries have used it safely with minimal side effects, such as fatigue or diarrhea, for decades.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 9 June 2025
The operatic action and intriguing exposition is there, but this solid third installment winds up a good but not great effort, owing to a convoluted last act and underdeveloped supporting characters.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdeveloped
Adjective
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That’s a laudable message, but there’s something frustratingly undeveloped about this love story.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
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Those homes are now empty lots, not counted in the official tally of undeveloped properties.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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This backward pull can feel like nostalgia — comforting, but also quietly painful.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The economy will not thrive on backward, barbarian technologies and our babies will suffer from the burden of debt, bad air and blackouts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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“Underdeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdeveloped. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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