de·vel·oped
di-ˈve-ləpt 
dē-
: having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living
a developed country
developed
2 of 2past tense and past participle of develop
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Adjective
The disease is almost unheard of in developed countries.
The younger plant has a less developed root system.
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Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
India aims to be a developed country, with a $10 trillion economy, by 2047.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Or finding ways for men to be more emotionally and financially attached to their families, instead of nearly a quarter of American mothers single-parenting — the largest share in the developed world, as Richard Reeves and others have written about.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
Without source code to work from, each game had to be re-developed.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Less developed and far quieter than nearby Bonito, Miranda is for travelers who want the Pantanal at its most traditional and unfiltered.
—Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
India aims to be a developed country, with a $10 trillion economy, by 2047.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Or finding ways for men to be more emotionally and financially attached to their families, instead of nearly a quarter of American mothers single-parenting — the largest share in the developed world, as Richard Reeves and others have written about.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2025
Without source code to work from, each game had to be re-developed.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for developed
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“Developed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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developed
adjective
de·vel·oped
di-ˈvel-əpt
: having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living
a developed country
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