Development
Development noun - The act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced.
Scope and development are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scope" instead a noun "Development".
Scope
Scope noun - An area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends.
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Development and scope are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Development" instead a noun "Scope".
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- Some see it as a rich source of Character Development, and allowing more scope for Story Arcs as opposed to the formulaic shows of the "immortal" characters.
Source: Analysis / Growing Up Sucks - The actual updates that fell on April 1 involved the Eldritch Abomination Greater Scope Villain killing the Author Avatar, so they seemed like jokes—but turned out to be a real plot development.
Source: April Fools' Day -
During the Vietnam War, a Marine sniper by the name of Carlos Hathcock famously mounted a scope on one◊ and used it for long-range sniper shots, leading to the later development of anti-materiel sniper rifles chambered in the same caliber.
Source: Cool Guns / Machine Guns
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Scope and Development. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/scope
Development & Scope. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/scope>.
Scope or Development. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/development/scope.
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