- present participle of develop.
developing
- changing adj.
- embryonic adj.
- emergent adj.
- green adj.
- growing adj.
- improving adj.
- increasing adj.
- infant/infantile adj.
- juvenile adj.
- living adj.
- maturing adj.
- ongoing adj.
- progressive adj.
- revolutionary adj.
- thriving adj.
- young adj.
- aging n.
- blossoming n.
- development n.
- efflorescence n.
- unfolding n.
Example Sentences
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McKinsey’s Kelkar said the companies making actuators and related components like gears are hesitant to make big investments since the industry is still developing and major use cases are still years, if not decades, away.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Consumer brands from Wyndham to BetMGM are developing in-house teams that can use AI to create digital assets and optimize as they go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He was interested, Berry says, in "developing skills that would maybe at a later point allow him to cure various diseases."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The second hope is that the pipeline, which would run from Alberta's landlocked oil patch to the coast, will help appease the western province, which argues it has long been hampered from developing its resources.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was willing to spend Russian rubles, and sell Soviet arms, to make allies among the world's developing nations.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
