as in to poison
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession
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as in rot
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Recent Examples of canker
Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Start by removing all blighted twigs and cankered branches 6 to 10 inches below the edge of visible infection.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Noun
Remove branches displaying symptoms below any cankers, disinfecting your pruners after each cut by placing them in a solution of 1 part household bleach to 5 to 10 parts water for a minute between cuts.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
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With Tranquil Pines, Matty and Olympia win their case by proving that Lucille poisoned Walter.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have long hated the British media and framed their declining popularity in the U.K. as a product of tabloids poisoning the well of public opinion.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Too much water, especially at the base of petunias, can cause rot problems.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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The horses were hurt and it was supposed the drinker of rot gut was killed.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, much of the Republican Party now embraces the idea that America’s institutions—from the federal bureaucracy and public schools to the media and private universities—have been corrupted by left-wing ideologies.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Putin believes in authoritarianism, in a strong Russian state, in the rehabilitation of the country’s Soviet past, and in a Russian civilization that is superior to a West corrupted by secularism and individualism.—
Rich Lowry,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Those folks even named the local wildlife refuge after swinging Sony Bono, but what came next was toxic salinity and decay as less water came in and the water that remained increased in salinity.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Introduced in the 1940s to combat tooth decay, around 63 percent of the U.S. population receives fluoridated water, according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), though this is not federally mandated.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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To strip her name from her and contort it into a term that is most often used to degrade artists who look like her is simply dehumanizing.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Topaz Labs View 1 Images Topaz Labs, which makes powerful photo and video enhancement software, just showed off a new AI model that automatically enhances old footage, from your home video collection to archival content that may have degraded over time on traditional media.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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On Friday morning, Auburn outfielder Cade Belyeu lost his mother Staci to cancer.—
Mitch Light,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Firings in recent days at the Department of Veterans Affairs include researchers working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure, according to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.).—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Conditions are deteriorating in a network of Syrian prisons holding terrorists of the Islamic State.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Forecasters warned that conditions could deteriorate quickly with little warning and suggested people park away from trees, charge electronics and be prepared to evacuate quickly if needed.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The lake is bracketed by opulent Palm Springs to the north and the arty squalor of Slab City to the south, home to about 150 full-time residents but temporary home to as many as 4,000 in the winter.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Bailey looked out at the landscape again, thinking about El Naga’s description, the squalor of the NCI, the fractures between the United States and the Middle East.—
Sushrut Jangi,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Dec. 2014
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“Canker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canker. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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