as in deterioration
a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body
the decaying of the bone mass that is so regrettably common in elderly women
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as in ramshackle
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as in dying
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as in rotting
to go through decomposition
the logs decayed on the rain forest floor the atom of plutonium decayed in the test chamber
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as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value
the restaurant's standards for food and service had decayed over the years
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as in fading
to lose bodily strength or vigor
having reached her 80s, the woman could sense that her body was decaying
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Recent Examples of decaying
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
During a boat ride into Trinity Bay, just outside of Houston, the team carefully tested 10 decaying offshore wells and found seven to be leaking combustible gas at the time.
—Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The waves clean off decaying organic matter that could cause pockets of low oxygen, which can be fatal to pupfish eggs.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Piles of clothes and bedrolls were lit by the smartphone flashlights of civilians combing the decaying maze for clues.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Top quarks and antiquarks begin to disappear from this primordial particle-antiparticle soup, decaying away faster than the Universe can recreate them.
—Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
According to Schrader, Gere initially wanted to take his decaying look much further than his director would allow.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Both spacecraft are powered by the heat from decaying plutonium that is converted into electricity.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
The goal of particle accelerators and colliders, such as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, isn’t just to try to create the heavy, exotic particles that only live for a fraction-of-a-second before decaying, but to study those decays in gory detail.
—Big Think, 4 Dec. 2024
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One common pattern in decaying democracies are attacks on judicial figures.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
During a boat ride into Trinity Bay, just outside of Houston, the team carefully tested 10 decaying offshore wells and found seven to be leaking combustible gas at the time.
—Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The waves clean off decaying organic matter that could cause pockets of low oxygen, which can be fatal to pupfish eggs.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Piles of clothes and bedrolls were lit by the smartphone flashlights of civilians combing the decaying maze for clues.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Top quarks and antiquarks begin to disappear from this primordial particle-antiparticle soup, decaying away faster than the Universe can recreate them.
—Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
According to Schrader, Gere initially wanted to take his decaying look much further than his director would allow.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Both spacecraft are powered by the heat from decaying plutonium that is converted into electricity.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
The goal of particle accelerators and colliders, such as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, isn’t just to try to create the heavy, exotic particles that only live for a fraction-of-a-second before decaying, but to study those decays in gory detail.
—Big Think, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decaying
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But top Democratic leaders insist some compromise must be found this year to stem deterioration of core programs.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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As stocks continued higher into early December signs of deterioration started to appear.Tom Aspray, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Here’s hoping the new administration heeds his impulse to admit the very most talented foreigners while tightening up on a ramshackle legal immigration system that serves our interests poorly.The Editors, National Review, 30 Dec. 2024
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Low-scudding, rain-laden clouds threaten to soak a group of Palestinian farmers huddling around their ramshackle sheep sheds as the Israel Defense Forces troops drive up to serve them eviction notices.Nic Robertson, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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The carnage is truly next-level, including one infamous scene in which Joey wades through a literal pool of bloody, rotting dead bodies—all victims of Abigail's ferocious killer instincts.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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There was a foul odor of something rotting.Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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With the relationship between the two companies deteriorating, Qualcomm may have to consider using another architecture before its ALA expires in 2033.Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities, Nature Cities.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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In a way, the technique is a brand new type of particle detector, and could one day be used to measure more elusive decay products, such as neutrinos, or even dark matter.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Context: In 1945, U.S. cities began adding fluoride to drinking water to fight tooth decay.Axios, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.Brianna Griff, Chron, 13 Jan. 2023
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Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
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Meanwhile, the Longhorns running game came alive against Clemson, accounting for a season-high 292 yards, after crumbling to Georgia in the SEC championship.Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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In fact, the movie is about Deadpool’s universe crumbling (as related by the Time Variance Authority from the show Loki) due to that version of Wolverine no longer being around.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Instead of weakening, the civic movement gathered speed.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The technical picture is weakening The stock's behavior is weak, as shown in the chart below.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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