as in rotting
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as in fermentation
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as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
leaves moldering in the compost pile
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Noun
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The company has also developed a fermentation device, which will be filled with sake rice, Koji and yeast.—
Akiko Katayama,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Made in a dedicated white wine fermentation room, the two whites are the first releases from the new winery.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Then came the yacht’s renaissance by her father, who saw beauty and sailing prowess inside a rotting hull.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
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Rotting Flesh and the Skeleton Underneath Eggers wanted the audience almost to smell the rotting flesh when the sarcophagus is flipped open.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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If kept outside, certain items can rust, become moldy, or even crack and break.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
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To reduce your risk, stick to major commercial brands of nuts and nut butter, and throw away nuts that look moldy, discolored, or shriveled.9 Heating has little effect on aflatoxins.10 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tests foods for aflatoxins to ensure their safety.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The young man must have been watching the old videos of Shane Warne, Steve Waugh and Matthew Hayden using mental disintegration tactics.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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And might Trump parlay his ongoing disintegration into a spotlight-commanding spectacle?—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
24 Aug. 2024
Verb
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The It alum underwent yet another dramatic transformation for his latest role, including prosthetics to give him decaying skin, protruding cheekbones, and an altogether frightening look.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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But in the city’s old neighborhoods, nothing seems to have changed apart from new street signs that have been posted incongruously on decaying buildings and market stalls.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home.—
Q.ai - Powering a Personal Wealth Movement,
Forbes,
17 Aug. 2022
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The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.—
Kym Pokorny,
OregonLive.com,
17 Apr. 2018
Verb
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Their ancient bones are in the process of disintegrating.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Except—and for me, the difference is crucial—Akhtar employed his creativity and imagination to shape these source materials into an utterly original work of art, whereas the rapidly disintegrating McNeal employs a chatbot, which shapes the material into an uncannily precise act of mimesis.—
Ayad Akhtar,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2024
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