Developing
Developing adjective - Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply.
Modern and developing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Modern" instead an adjective "Developing".
Modern
Modern adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.
Developing and modern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Developing" instead an adjective "Modern".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Imagine being from the developing world with no real knowledge of modern science.
Source: Terrifying Rescuer - Kirby stages also appear to focus on the earlier '90s games that Sakurai had a role in developing and not more modern entries.
Source: Broken Base / Super Smash Bros. -
Much of the plot of Carpe Jugulum concerns a group of "modern" vampires attempting to subvert this trope by developing resistances to the traditional vampire weaknesses.
Source: Weaksauce Weakness
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