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Synonyms

well-developed

British  

adjective

  1. carefully or extensively elaborated or evolved

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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

At its height, eight crews battled the "well-developed fire" but no-one is understood to have been injured.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

China is both a major consumer and producer of methanol, with a well-developed coal-to-methanol External link and renewable-to-methanol industry.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 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

Upward mobility was more difficult to achieve in the larger, more bureaucratic operation at Mother Langley, with a well-developed management structure.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly