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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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The Gig Advantage in Customer Experience An Ogilvy Consulting report found that by 2027, half of the developed world’s workers will be part of the gig economy.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Shortly thereafter, however, Isogai-san caught a cold, developed influenza, and died unexpectedly.
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Allen was also coming into the league far less developed than Maye.
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Adjective
Dogs can bark, but robots can talk back Even the most advanced quadruped robot on the market today can’t match a real dog’s innate sense of smell or its highly developed navigational instincts.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The Gig Advantage in Customer Experience An Ogilvy Consulting report found that by 2027, half of the developed world’s workers will be part of the gig economy.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Shortly thereafter, however, Isogai-san caught a cold, developed influenza, and died unexpectedly.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Allen was also coming into the league far less developed than Maye.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Developed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developed. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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