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Recent Examples of undeveloped
Wildlife management areas are undeveloped natural areas managed primarily by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s wildlife division for the conservation of both aquatic and non-aquatic wildlife, according to the agency.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
In November 2025, Nebius purchased the land near Bly Road — accounting for most of the undeveloped but industrially zoned Eastgate Commerce Center — from Kansas City developer Northpoint.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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
Wide stretches are undeveloped, with limited road access and extensive trail networks.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
In November 2025, Nebius purchased the land near Bly Road — accounting for most of the undeveloped but industrially zoned Eastgate Commerce Center — from Kansas City developer Northpoint.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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
Wide stretches are undeveloped, with limited road access and extensive trail networks.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
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Phillips, 45, was born with underdeveloped kidneys and received her first kidney transplant at 36.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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But significant characters like Jon and Laura Linney’s Kristen — who in addition to being Jon’s wife is also Richard’s ex and the town’s mayor — are too underdeveloped to earn our investment.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 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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The continent is home to 60% of the planet’s uncultivated arable land that is capable of sequestering immense amounts of carbon—yet only 16% of the global carbon credits market.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Think of it as going two steps backward to propel three steps ahead!—
Annabel Gat,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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Popular culture ridiculed large Latino families as backward and destined for poverty.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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These landscapes may feel untamed, temperamental, and raw, but that’s where their romance lies.—
Nicola Chilton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The parsonage abutted the moors, where Brontë liked to wander, and the wild, bleak landscape of which is described in the novel, acting as a symbol for the untamed nature of the romance at its center.—
Daphne Merkin,
Air Mail,
7 Feb. 2026
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The hotel’s signature lush landscaping comes by way of overgrown grasses, flowering bushes, citrus trees, 225 towering palms, an herb garden, and a tunnel of hedges (all kept up by a full-time staff of eight gardeners), meant to give the grounds a South-of-France feel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Houseplant roots that are damaged, encircling, or severely overgrown can be pruned back slightly to rejuvenate the plant and free up space in the pot.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Feb. 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,
26 Dec. 2025
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For more than two centuries, such burial grounds, especially those in the former American slave states, have often been erased or obscured – paved over by parking lots, built upon by highways or private development, or simply left unknown and untended.—
Joanna Gilmore,
The Conversation,
29 Oct. 2025
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This spontaneous journey took me to Andalucía, the southernmost region of the Iberian Peninsula, with natural beauty that unravels like a cinematic masterpiece.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Your co-ruler, go-getter Mars, enters the same sector on March 2, which throws more fuel behind any endeavor tied to expressing yourself or being more spontaneous and lighthearted with your nearest and dearest.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Their opposing philosophies on farming spark a long-running feud, with the film following the two Dereks’ turbulent, often funny relationship as tempers fray, wild animals escape and the land is transformed.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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Studies prove that 80% of wild animals tested result positive for the most common anticoagulant rodenticide poison being overused today, SGARs.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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