Development and Leaning

Development

Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.

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Leaning and development are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leaning" instead a noun "Development".

Leaning noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

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Development and leaning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Development" instead a noun "Leaning".

Nearby Words: lean, leaned, leant

heavy	heavy development	heavy leaning
strong	strong development	strong leaning
massive	massive development	massive leaning
little	little development	little leaning
Other adjectives: subtle, personal, moral, early, major, political.

The rationale was, while it was nominally allied to the West in the Cold War, it had Soviet-leaning neighbors who had no complicated embargo issues hindering their military development.

Source: Useful Notes / South Africans with Surface-to-Air Missiles
In Arrested Development, Michael is leaning back in his desk chair, proud to be running the Bluth Company finally.

Source: People Fall Off Chairs
Arrested Development has Lindsay, a Spoiled Brat who affects a fake Granola Girl persona and a (very shallow) interest in trendy left-leaning causes.

Source: Straw Character

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