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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Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
The relationship between exports and the domestic markets is that the export market, especially in developed countries, is a substitute for domestic consumption.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
And then, too, polluted water, which in developing countries can be in the form of wastewater that's going untreated and in developed countries can be in the form of contamination of drinking water.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Such statements from world leaders are often criticized for leveraging developed countries’ fears over a refugee ‘influx’ in order to prompt climate action, in essence scaremongering over one issue to fight another.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Despite this threat of dependence, emerging economies—as well as developed countries that want to generate more nuclear power—have few compelling alternatives to Chinese and Russian nuclear energy.
—Juzel Lloyd, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2025
The relationship between exports and the domestic markets is that the export market, especially in developed countries, is a substitute for domestic consumption.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
And then, too, polluted water, which in developing countries can be in the form of wastewater that's going untreated and in developed countries can be in the form of contamination of drinking water.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Such statements from world leaders are often criticized for leveraging developed countries’ fears over a refugee ‘influx’ in order to prompt climate action, in essence scaremongering over one issue to fight another.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Developed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developed. Accessed 17 May. 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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