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as in to evolve
to gradually become clearer or more detailed as the story of the bombing developed, the scope of the tragedy became more apparent

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as in to expand
to express more fully and in greater detail marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign

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Recent Examples on the Web Fox is developing a drama series that boasts Hugh Jackman among its executive producers. Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024 Alexander Hamilton championed and developed this vision of public-private partnerships to develop the U.S. as an industrial economy. Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 For aspiring authors, the librarians listened to the local writing community for help developing workshops on publishing, screenwriting, poetry, character development, self-publishing and a special comic creation workshop for teens. Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024 During our conversation, Heidecker spoke about Slipping Away, the challenges of embracing sincerity, how his musical career has developed and flourished, the end of the world, and why his next record might need to be funny. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for develop 

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“Develop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/develop. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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