Developing
Developing adjective - Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply.
Happening and developing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happening" instead an adjective "Developing".
Happening
Happening adjective - Being in the latest or current fashion.
Developing and happening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Developing" instead an adjective "Happening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Corrupt the Cutie: The Christmas Past sequence shows this happening to Ebenezer, along with him developing his Jade-Colored Glasses.
Source: Film / Scrooge (1951) -
This was supposed to be the start of a storyline about Toby developing a gambling addiction, but it ended up not happening.
Source: Series / The Office (US) - We see this happening to Auditors who start developing traits associated with being alive.
Source: Life Will Kill You
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