as in disrepair
formal
the state of being old and in bad condition or poor health
The house has fallen into decrepitude. She was saddened by the decrepitude of many of the nursing home residents.
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Recent Examples of decrepitude
For years, the levee running along the Pajaro River had been neglected despite concerns about its decrepitude.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Many famous defendants have aimed for respectability, maturity, wide-eyed innocence or even pitiful decrepitude on their days in court.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
Americans, meanwhile, have a diet of TV shows and memes that link aging with uselessness, weakness, and decrepitude.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
At 72 years of age (that’s 14 in cat years), Lloyd Webber bears no signs of decrepitude.
—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Many famous defendants have aimed for respectability, maturity, wide-eyed innocence or even pitiful decrepitude on their days in court.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
Americans, meanwhile, have a diet of TV shows and memes that link aging with uselessness, weakness, and decrepitude.
—Marty Munson, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
At 72 years of age (that’s 14 in cat years), Lloyd Webber bears no signs of decrepitude.
—Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrepitude
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Originally built in 1873, the house was used as a music school, beauty shop and boarding house before eventually falling into disrepair and undergoing a substantial renovation in the 1970s.Andrew King, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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The disrepair and decay of the castle was also shown in Muir’s design for Orlok’s costume, which needed to have the countenance of a rich count from long ago.Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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In 1950, federal officials endorsed water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay, and the addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water has long been considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century.Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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However, fluoride is currently added to drinking water at a concentration that’s high enough to strengthen teeth and help prevent tooth decay, but low enough to minimize potential health risks, per the recommendation of the U.S. Public Health Service.Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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“Decrepitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrepitude. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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