develop
verb (used with object)
to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state.
half-developed
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a word derived from
develop.
Example Sentences
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But, on smoggy summer days, when the majestic vista of the Santa Monica Mountains looks like a half-developed photograph, it proves we still have a ways to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Mr. Chew also ended a half-developed TikTok store off Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, three people familiar with the initiative said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
They also contain so many half-developed characters and subplots, it’s hard to imagine that Welles’ actual planned final cut wouldn’t have found a way to cut through some of the noise.
From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2018
That meant that there was no room for follow-ups, no chance for big discoveries and many frustratingly half-developed ideas.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2018
The old towns of New England abound in undeveloped and half-developed female talent, for which there seems at present no career.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton
