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as in underdeveloped
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as in uncultivated
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Recent Examples of undeveloped
Its numerous beaches remain pristine and mostly undeveloped with relatively few resorts and housing or commercial development.
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Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But Bannon, an architect of Trump's original Make America Great Again platform, argues that these visas mean American talent is sidelined or left undeveloped, which ultimately hurts the U.S.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The largest undeveloped barrier island in the world, South Padre Island, is also one of the nation's most popular spring break destinations.
—Chris Gray, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
In other news: Nature: A new conservation easement will permanently protect a forested area in a part of Louisville where undeveloped land is scarce.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
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Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But Bannon, an architect of Trump's original Make America Great Again platform, argues that these visas mean American talent is sidelined or left undeveloped, which ultimately hurts the U.S.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The largest undeveloped barrier island in the world, South Padre Island, is also one of the nation's most popular spring break destinations.
—Chris Gray, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
In other news: Nature: A new conservation easement will permanently protect a forested area in a part of Louisville where undeveloped land is scarce.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
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What to Know China's minimum wage varies from province to province, ranging from 2,690 yuan per month in the affluent city of Shanghai to 1,880 yuan in the largely underdeveloped province of Qinhai, according to China Briefing.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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This resulted in a carbon credit market that allowed high GHG emitting countries and businesses to purchase credits from underdeveloped countries that produce little emissions.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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After bushwhacking through uncultivated wilderness, the ground team found the woman, the Coast Guard said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2024
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Heathcliff Heaths are areas of open, uncultivated land.—
Anna Moeslein,
Parents,
22 July 2024
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Next-Gen Switch 1 Updates The Switch 2 has full backward compatibility with original Switch games.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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The video said that the Switch 2 will allow for backward compatibility, meaning that older Switch games will work on the Switch 2.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Americans pushed 1000s of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Americans pushed thousands of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.—
Axios,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit, lodged in a California court on Monday, alleges that Edison failed to comply with essential electrical and fire safety standards, including failing to maintain power lines properly and failing to cut back overgrown vegetation.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Even a homeowner who does everything right is still vulnerable, if their neighbor has dense brush and overgrown trees.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Uncovering a Forgotten History The discovery was initiated by a 1930s agricultural report referencing untended land filled with graves and trees—an area unsuitable for cultivation.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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Family claims infection developed from untended surgical wound The claims at the center of the deal relate to Johnson’s stay at the Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, which Newsweek in September named one of Texas’ best physical rehabilitation hospitals that year.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
29 June 2024
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Read More: These Are the Best Ways to Improve Your Memory In addition, bus drivers, aircraft pilots, and ship captains—the jobs with less spontaneous decision-making—had Alzheimer’s death rates typical of the rest of the population.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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My creative process is instinctive and spontaneous.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The fact that goalie masks still have this individuality to put creativity and color that doesn’t even necessarily match is wild to me.—
Jesse Granger,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The South is being targeted by a major winter storm, most of the nation remains gripped by brutal cold, and high winds threaten to fan the flames of killer blazes in Southern California on Tuesday as the U.S. grapples with wild winter weather.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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