as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
the developer of software that is used the world over
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Recent Examples of developer
Pioneer Crossing: Target Builders LLC, a developer with little public online presence, hopes to construct an 86-unit senior living center on a vacant tract along Everman Parkway.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
The 20th-century Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is under siege from a greedy developer (James Bond star Timothy Dalton) and his thugs in the new season.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Chatbots operated by Baidu’s competitors are mostly already free, although many charge businesses and developers to access the underlying model to build services based on it.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025
The program offers developers a tax subsidy worth potentially millions of dollars in exchange for keeping units affordable and renting them only to poor and working-class tenants.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025
The 20th-century Yellowstone Dutton Ranch is under siege from a greedy developer (James Bond star Timothy Dalton) and his thugs in the new season.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Chatbots operated by Baidu’s competitors are mostly already free, although many charge businesses and developers to access the underlying model to build services based on it.
—Yue Wang, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025
The program offers developers a tax subsidy worth potentially millions of dollars in exchange for keeping units affordable and renting them only to poor and working-class tenants.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for developer
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The foundation of American style has always been sportswear: when European houses were busy producing haute couture gowns in the 1920s, stateside designers instead experimented with casual separates to fit a more relaxed lifestyle.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Hermann Tilke—famed designer of Formula 1 tracks—and his team were tapped to both conceive of and engineer the course, which officially opened in 2023.—
Sue Callaway,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2025
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But with President Trump and his adviser and SpaceX founder Elon Musk beating the drum for Mars, the Artemis schedule suddenly seems slow, and the program’s expense great.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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In order to complete the certification process, Whittington sought the assistance of Lois Whittaker, owner of Royalty Strategic Consultants and founder of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Northern Indiana, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Friedland builds her drama through sharp honesty, and tough as its material may be, few films are so tonally flexible, so able to turn on a dime: stray moments of tenderness, humility, even absurdity poke through, with a love and care for Ruth shown by characters and creators alike.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Developer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/developer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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