- 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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In the nominated scene, choreographer Corey Baker had the exciting challenge of developing the first-ever dance routine for a then-unreleased Lady Gaga track, “The Dead Dance.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
There, Hodgkinson improved her British record off the back of a training block focused on developing her 400m speed, before beginning her 800m-specific work leading into the summer's main targets.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
After initially brushing off LLMs, DeepMind was developing its own chatbots.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
A large study has found that women who used hormone therapy later in life had a lower risk of developing dementia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
One stated, “In developing countries, people with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis usually die, because effective treatment is often impossible in poor countries.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
