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Recent Examples of undeveloped
Their bodies were found in an undeveloped business park in the 1300 block of Enclave Round, in West Houston.
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John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Owners of undeveloped parcels in Sacramento currently must register them and pay a $70 annual fee, but the city says only half of the owners are complying with that requirement.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The project is expected to bring in millions of dollars in new tax revenue each year on what was an undeveloped site.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The retrospective exhibit places the 26,000-acre, undeveloped Georgia barrier island near Savannah among the most important artist colonies of the 20th century.
—Amy Paige Condon, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Owners of undeveloped parcels in Sacramento currently must register them and pay a $70 annual fee, but the city says only half of the owners are complying with that requirement.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The project is expected to bring in millions of dollars in new tax revenue each year on what was an undeveloped site.
—Joseph Hernandez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The retrospective exhibit places the 26,000-acre, undeveloped Georgia barrier island near Savannah among the most important artist colonies of the 20th century.
—Amy Paige Condon, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
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The run-down, underdeveloped neighborhood is a maze of barriers, boundaries, and borders controlled by the Israeli military.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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The organization will send Americans — many of them young people of college age or slightly over — to underdeveloped foreign countries to help as teachers, technicians, agricultural experts and in other practical ways.—
Eric Mandel,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 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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When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling Ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another, keeping one jug raised high above the other; till the flip is smooth and finely frothed.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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It can be pointed forward, backward, sideways, or anywhere in between, independently of the drone’s body position.—
Etiido Uko
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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Clay Trauernicht, a wildland fire specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, warned for years about the risks of these untamed grasses.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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For divers who want to bear witness to the major marine conservation area’s untamed natural beauty, liveaboard boats are the best way to log multiple dives and explore the area fully with local guides.—
Jasmine Ting,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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Cluttered furniture, peeling paint, or overgrown plants can make your porch feel neglected and uninviting.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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Oh, and at least three massive overgrown startups — SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic — are said to be queuing up for initial public offerings at a collective $3 trillion market value or more.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Guerrero believes her sister wasn’t much better off at Villa Serena I than in her untended home.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 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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Placental insufficiency, in which the organ fails to develop or function properly, is a leading cause of spontaneous preterm birth, experts say.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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That kind of flexibility leads to spontaneous nights where what started off as an intimate hang expands into an all-out party.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Activities showcase Cempedak’s wild landscapes and seascapes, offering complimentary forest birdwatching and night walk safaris, yoga sessions, and watersports equipment, including SUP, kayaking, snorkelling, and windsurfing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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New Jersey is 10 points behind Columbus for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with nine games remaining.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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