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as in underdeveloped
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as in uncultivated
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Recent Examples of undeveloped
But Baldwin’s performance was undeveloped and underwhelming.
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Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
The land is undeveloped and marshy, creating a natural sponge to absorb excess water in a way that impervious surfaces like paved roads and parking lots can't.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
For example, when buying undeveloped land that requires significant research or zoning approvals, an LOI becomes a practical tool for buyers who need time to assess the feasibility of the purchase.
—James Nelson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The incident — which revived memories of a massive 3-million-gallon spill almost 50 years earlier — sullied some of the state’s most pristine beaches and a rare stretch of undeveloped coastline.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
The land is undeveloped and marshy, creating a natural sponge to absorb excess water in a way that impervious surfaces like paved roads and parking lots can't.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
For example, when buying undeveloped land that requires significant research or zoning approvals, an LOI becomes a practical tool for buyers who need time to assess the feasibility of the purchase.
—James Nelson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The incident — which revived memories of a massive 3-million-gallon spill almost 50 years earlier — sullied some of the state’s most pristine beaches and a rare stretch of undeveloped coastline.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
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Sure, the continent faces several significant challenges, not least with its relatively underdeveloped digital infrastructure.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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For now, however, the Web3 infrastructure M&A landscape remains an underdeveloped frontier, reflecting both the opportunities and challenges of building the foundation for the future of finance.Tomer Niv, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Heathcliff Heaths are areas of open, uncultivated land.Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
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Although a heath is an area of open, uncultivated land, in this instance the capital H points readers to Hampstead Heath, one of the highest points in London and a grassy space full of hills, ponds, woodlands, playgrounds and a training track.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
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Chapter titles with the names of family members take us backward and forward in time.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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Rebels fight the redcoats, Ben Franklin bitches about his politically backward son, and America gains its independence.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sign up Get your heart pumping in Big Tree Country (Image credit: Catherine Garcia / The Week) Perthshire's untamed wilderness is why the area is known as Big Tree Country.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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He’s known for his one-of-a-kind designs that feature an untamed, naturalistic aesthetic that pays homage to the local landscape.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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Catch up quick: Bayou Phoenix plans to transform the overgrown site in New Orleans East into a bustling, $500 million complex with youth sports fields, hotels, shops, a movie studio and a waterpark.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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The two-story house boasts five bedrooms and four bathrooms and is currently covered by a web of persistent vines; there’s also a separate guesthouse and pool, in addition to a (currently) overgrown garden.Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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Back in the East, peach trees suddenly left untended sometimes became too overgrown to bear much fruit.Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
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Someone was behind the bar at the beer garden Monday, but on Wednesday afternoon, the beer garden was untended and deserted, Journal Sentinel reporters observed.Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
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Small wonder the fantasy of rising above all of that through marrying Ivan — a unicorn customer who’s young, handsome, wealthy, gregarious, and spontaneous — would beckon to the otherwise pragmatic Ani.Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brian Cecilio Amaya, a lawyer representing Neal, filed a motion last year stating that the defense team doesn’t believe the anonymous call was truly spontaneous.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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The only wild bears in the San Bernardino Mountains or anywhere else in the state are black bears, according to the Fish and Wildlife Department.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The former stone church has stone pathways and wild gardens as shown in this listing photo.Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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