as in rotted
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as in decay
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as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value
the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted
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as in decaying
to go through decomposition
rotting vegetation on the bank of the river
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Recent Examples of rotting
Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
There was a foul odor of something rotting.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
That’s a rotting Walton Goggins (Ghoulgins, heh) in a cowboy hat, minus a nose, with a fierce trigger finger and Eastwoodian proclivity for scowling.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
The wood was rotting, algae was growing and there were about 20 cats living inside, French, 27, tells CNBC Make It.
—Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
But part of it has to do with who’s using that technology to spread brain-rotting information.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Flanked by an army of lookalikes, the float features a giant Wednesday presiding over a pile of rotting food and worms, as well as her brother Pugsley with his head on a platter.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
For example, Empathy might remind you that the rotting corpse in front of you was once someone’s child.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Plus, standing water from roof run-off can lead to rotting, mold, and mosquitoes.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 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, 23 Dec. 2024
There was a foul odor of something rotting.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
That’s a rotting Walton Goggins (Ghoulgins, heh) in a cowboy hat, minus a nose, with a fierce trigger finger and Eastwoodian proclivity for scowling.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
The wood was rotting, algae was growing and there were about 20 cats living inside, French, 27, tells CNBC Make It.
—Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
But part of it has to do with who’s using that technology to spread brain-rotting information.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Flanked by an army of lookalikes, the float features a giant Wednesday presiding over a pile of rotting food and worms, as well as her brother Pugsley with his head on a platter.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
For example, Empathy might remind you that the rotting corpse in front of you was once someone’s child.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Plus, standing water from roof run-off can lead to rotting, mold, and mosquitoes.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotting
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Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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In the early to mid 20th century, older adults quite commonly developed such severe dental decay, necessitating complete dental extractions followed by dentures by the 7th or 8th decades of life.Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 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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One common pattern in decaying democracies are attacks on judicial figures.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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The bovine material may have simply been a quicker, slightly cheaper fix for a crumbling tile floor, according to the statement.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Millennial comedians let rotten bureaucrats go unprotested.Armond White, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, if the new Council commission ended up pushing rotten ideas like getting rid of term limits, then the mayor’s commission could issue their own proposals, which would automatically supersede the Council’s measures from the ballot.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Federal and state officials said the new operating rules for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project that were developed over the last three years will bring greater stability to the state’s supplies in the face of worsening droughts intensified by climate change.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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These conditions may have more severe symptoms that are worsening your PMS.Wendy Wisner, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
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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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That will likely result in those protections disintegrating, Meyer said.J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
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The morning of the road race on September 26 brought rain, conditions that made descending far more treacherous.Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Large numbers of new people coming into the home and descending on piles of food and Christmas decorations easily trigger anxious dogs − and worst-case scenario, someone could get bit or your dog could eat something dangerous.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Rotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotting. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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