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Recent Examples of undeveloped
The Los Gatos property remains undeveloped in the wake of its prior owner’s financial setbacks.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Established Infrastructure and an Experienced Workforce Unsurprisingly, unexplored regions are often undeveloped ones.
—William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
While the entire National Seashore is known for its pristine, undeveloped beaches, Shackleford Banks is famous because of its only residents, the Shackleford Horses, a herd of wild Spanish horses that roam freely on the island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
If the agreement falls apart, existing contracts mean the land could remain undeveloped for decades, potentially until 2044.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Established Infrastructure and an Experienced Workforce Unsurprisingly, unexplored regions are often undeveloped ones.
—William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
While the entire National Seashore is known for its pristine, undeveloped beaches, Shackleford Banks is famous because of its only residents, the Shackleford Horses, a herd of wild Spanish horses that roam freely on the island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
If the agreement falls apart, existing contracts mean the land could remain undeveloped for decades, potentially until 2044.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
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Taira showed excellent heart and cardio, but ultimately his poor striking defense and underdeveloped offensive striking were too much for the challenger to overcome.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Sure, the fight itself is visually choppy and barely supported by the underdeveloped beats that get us there.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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From blazing stars and diminutive buttercups to uncultivated roses and sunflowers, the Midwest is blessed with many gorgeous native wildflowers.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Down these uncultivated paths, Horace’s Lydia, Tibullus’s Delia, and Ovid’s Corinna had passed, but only Virgil’s Philomela remained.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Below it, there’s a paddle to skip forward or backward through tracks.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
7 May 2026
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Washington’s priorities are backward.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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There’s no single purpose to any event that gathers this many kinds of kinds in one untamed place.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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Assateague Island National Seashore Maryland Wind, waves, and wild horses—there's a lot for families to love at Assateague Island National Seashore, a long stretch of beach where untamed horses roam free.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Restoration crews are expected to begin thinning overgrown vegetation and restoring native trees ahead of wildfire season this spring and summer.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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No staging, no seating, just an ancient shell and pockets of overgrown grass.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Buffers include everything from berms and lines of trees to prevent pesticide drift to 100-foot areas of untended land.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Get Rid Of Clutter Knick-knacks, stacks of magazines, and piles of untended laundry can be magnets for dust.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, for example, more than 700 newborns died from spontaneous bleeding in their brains, which could have been complicated by liver disease or prematurity.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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The little details are also covered—ice water delivered at regular intervals by beach staff, as well as complimentary kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and snorkel gear, making a spontaneous adventure easy to come by.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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But Fredrik Berselius’s cooking is too weird and wild to fit the bounds of one creed.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Yet, having said all of that, the bottom line is the Rays went into the weekend with a 7½-game lead in the AL wild-card race and ended the weekend in first place in the AL East.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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