well-developed
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"Plants don't have a well-developed mechanism to excrete these drug compounds. They can't easily get rid of waste by peeing, like humans do," Sanchez said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
"We were faced with a well-developed, serious fire upon arrival," said deputy chief fire officer Nathaniel Hooton.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
The fund may or may not succeed in the long run, but it’s arrival is clearly a sign that firms are willing to get a little extra creative to hop on a well-developed trend.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
He regrets that due to the destruction of her own letters, historians could not tell a well-developed story about her, unlike other wives of the Founding Fathers, like Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
“With their well-developed sense of rhythm, these birds could easily learn poetic meter. In time, perhaps you might teach them to scratch out a sonnet.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.