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develop into

VERB
amount
Synonyms
STRONG
aggregate approach approximate become correspond effect extend grow match mean number purport reach rival sum tally total touch
WEAK
be equivalent to be tantamount to check with come to
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease depart fail leave lessen shrink subtract
VERB
amount to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come to consist of equal total
WEAK
be equal to check with measure up total up to
Antonyms
WEAK
differ disproportion imbalance
VERB
become
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come grow into turn into
STRONG
convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax
WEAK
alter to assume form of be converted to be reduced to be reformed be remodeled be transformed into change into come to be emerge as eventually be pass into ripen into turn out
Antonyms
STRONG
remain stagnate
VERB
get
Synonyms
STRONGEST
become go grow realize run turn
STRONG
achieve attain effect wax
WEAK
come over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
halt stop
STRONG
fail

Example Sentences

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Smesko’s squad will be an elite rebounding team, and 6-foot-6 rookie Madina Okot could get some time to develop into Atlanta’s next star.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It can also check for polyps which can develop into cancer.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In more advanced stages, the condition can develop into cirrhosis, which may cause permanent liver damage or even liver cancer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Those laws are said “to provide an incentive for parents to carefully supervise kids and help them develop into mature, law-abiding adults.”

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

But as the days passed and the rumblings failed to develop into anything dramatic, people grew restless, and the view became general that the volcano wasn’t going to blow after all.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson