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as in underdeveloped
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as in uncultivated
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Recent Examples of undeveloped
What is your vision for the city as undeveloped land becomes scarcer but its population continues to grow?
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
Instead of an eye-catching housing tower, the old Greyhound site has become an undeveloped lot with an uncertain future.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The massive blaze is burning in an undeveloped area between U.S. 1 and Card Sound Road, part of which is in a conservation area in the Southeastern Everglades.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
One of Midtown's last large pieces of undeveloped land could become a public park if a real estate deal announced Tuesday goes through.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2025
Instead of an eye-catching housing tower, the old Greyhound site has become an undeveloped lot with an uncertain future.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The massive blaze is burning in an undeveloped area between U.S. 1 and Card Sound Road, part of which is in a conservation area in the Southeastern Everglades.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
One of Midtown's last large pieces of undeveloped land could become a public park if a real estate deal announced Tuesday goes through.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
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There are a lot more mice, rabbits, raccoons, and opossums in the brush between houses than in large tracts of underdeveloped forests.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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The country's ongoing war, economic instability, and underdeveloped investment ecosystem created an exceptionally difficult environment.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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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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But that jobs data was backward looking, and the fear hitting financial markets is about what's to come.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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Hummingbirds are a fan favorite of avid bird watchers due to their spunky personalities and impressive flying tricks (flying upside-down and backward!).—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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In creator Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel on Paramount+, husband and wife Jacob and Cara Dutton (Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren) fight to protect their sprawling Montana ranch from cattle thieves, a predatory land baron (Timothy Dalton) and an untamed, unpredictable wilderness.—
Sean Piccoli,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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All ages can enjoy the beauty of untamed Florida and witness its perils during this Nature at Night program featuring a visual journey through Florida’s freshwater springs.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Government officials suspect human error caused several of the fires, possibly due to the use of fire while clearing overgrown grass in family tombs or sparks from welding work.—
Time,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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After passing beneath the overgrown arch of the ancient Taulella Bridge, which loomed like a relic from an alien civilization, the eyes of the group members turned resolutely downward.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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After you're finished, dry the walls completely with your clean towels, being careful to avoid water streaks or soggy spots left untended.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 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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Few inspire spontaneous ovations in public places, like the one U.S. Rep. John Larson received last month at Bradley airport.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Women’s March was highly organized and concentrated, while the protests in June 2020 were largely spontaneous and spread out.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought 2.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, it’s filled with campy setpieces and wild gore that plays well to an audience looking for a wild time.—
William Earl,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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