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as in underdeveloped
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as in uncultivated
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Recent Examples of undeveloped
Boca Chica Beach is a free, undeveloped eight-mile stretch of Gulf shoreline near Brownsville—the southernmost city in Texas—where Highway 4 dead-ends at the water and SpaceX’s Starbase launch towers loom to the north.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Ada’s overlapping cycles of initiation and desperation are intensely dramatic, but the movie’s hectic pace leaves each of them merely encapsulated in brief onscreen action or a few lines of dialogue, left undeveloped.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
At the time, the surrounding area was mostly undeveloped.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
Franks and others contend that extensive clearing of undeveloped land would do serious harm.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Ada’s overlapping cycles of initiation and desperation are intensely dramatic, but the movie’s hectic pace leaves each of them merely encapsulated in brief onscreen action or a few lines of dialogue, left undeveloped.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
At the time, the surrounding area was mostly undeveloped.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
Franks and others contend that extensive clearing of undeveloped land would do serious harm.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
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Urban redevelopment zoning is aimed at flexibility while setting standards to guide future development and what can be built in underdeveloped areas.
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Shortly after being born, Liam was diagnosed with microphthalmia, an eye condition that causes underdeveloped eyes and visual impairment.
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From blazing stars and diminutive buttercups to uncultivated roses and sunflowers, the Midwest is blessed with many gorgeous native wildflowers.
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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.
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But that works against backward compatibility, so the hope would be at least an optional disc drive will still be sold.
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Coming into the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Ferrari brought with it an engine upgrade, and intrigue surrounded the team as the paddock tried to assess how much of a step forward — or backward — that could be.
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The county is also undertaking efforts to reduce vegetation on untamed land beyond the suburban streets of Altadena and Sunset Mesa.
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Ongetem, which opened on June 25, 2025 as the anchor restaurant of Hilton’s first Canopy property in South Africa, takes its name from the Afrikaans word for untamed.
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This includes overgrown bushes, mounded mulch, grass clippings, and more, says Watkins.
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Each year, car crashes in town are attributed to overgrown shrubs and bushes, alongside street corners and intersections, according to West Hartford town officials.
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Earlier this month, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure aimed at ensuring that the thousands of empty lots in unincorporated Altadena and Sunset Mesa, a small residential enclave bordering Pacific Palisades, are not left untended.
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In addition, plants that aren’t thoughtfully selected can get too big for the space, making your front door look messy and untended.
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First, bringing tried-and-true basics allows for spontaneous styling, rather than trying to plan every outfit ahead of time.
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The spontaneous pregnancy was so rare that even some medical professionals struggled to explain its odds.
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The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department advised anyone bitten or scratched by a bat or other wild animal to promptly clean the wound with soap and water, then contact a physician or go to the emergency room.
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And, speaking of wild, each team had a Max Muncy playing third base and batting seventh.
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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