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showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a dilapidated car that had seen better days
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Recent Examples of dilapidated
Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
There has long been discontent in Iran over the billions of dollars the regime has spent supporting Hamas and Hezbollah at a time when Iranian infrastructure is so dilapidated and the country’s economy is on its back.
—Thomas L. Friedman, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
At least one, however, isn’t on view: a dilapidated plane that sat in the desert for 40 years, which sold at auction in 2023 for $260,000.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Not quite a vacation, the trip takes them to see the concentration camp at Majdanek (where Eisenberg received permission to film), dilapidated gravestones, and their grandmother’s hometown.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
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The Editorial Board endorsed Proposition 2 to repair California’s many dilapidated schools.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
There has long been discontent in Iran over the billions of dollars the regime has spent supporting Hamas and Hezbollah at a time when Iranian infrastructure is so dilapidated and the country’s economy is on its back.
—Thomas L. Friedman, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
At least one, however, isn’t on view: a dilapidated plane that sat in the desert for 40 years, which sold at auction in 2023 for $260,000.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024
Not quite a vacation, the trip takes them to see the concentration camp at Majdanek (where Eisenberg received permission to film), dilapidated gravestones, and their grandmother’s hometown.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidated
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Soft landing optimism has led the 2024 stock rally to broaden as of late into more neglected areas of the market such as small-caps.Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, a team aiming to restore a neglected and earthquake-damaged archaeological site in Turkey came across a tiny 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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The permissiveness of college administrators in their tolerance for intolerance against free speech on campus has degraded free-speech protections dramatically.Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
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The hydroelectric dams, which were built between 1912 and the 1960s, not only blocked salmon from reaching spawning areas but also degraded the river’s water quality, contributing to toxic algae blooms and disease outbreaks that at times killed masses of fish.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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The rolling hills of Laikipia, located on the equator, give way to the vast, desolate sand dunes of the Suguta Valley below, before lakes flooded with flamingos come into view.Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pedro Páramo, which is considered one of the two frontrunners to represent Mexico at the Academy Awards, transports its audience to Comala, where a desolate Mexican town hauntingly blurs the lines between life and death.Travis Bean, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The concrete there takes, to me, a much more miserable, oppressive tone.Owen Davies, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
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One positive in Green Bay’s miserable offensive performance was the play of running back Josh Jacobs, who finished with 95 yards on 13 carries.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Shane Colombo’s father, Ernesto, brought a tattered file of paperwork to each day of the court proceedings.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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With rescue and cleanup efforts still front of mind in the Tampa Bay region, the city of St. Petersburg is a long way from making any decisions on how to fix the tattered stadium, officials said Friday.NBC News, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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With that, another Carlson lie disintegrated.Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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However, the super sacks that contained the product had disintegrated.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn't sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that were set in 2009.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Set along the banks of the Chama River, the farm’s breathtaking mountain views aren’t too shabby, either.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Dilapidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilapidated. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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