worsened; worsening
ˈwərs-niŋ,
ˈwər-sᵊn-iŋ
: to make worse
: to become worse
the weather began to worsen
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Examples of worsen in a Sentence
Spending more money is only going to worsen the problem.
the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
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In Zimbabwe, where the El Nino phenomenon has worsened a drought, small-scale farmer James Tshuma has lost hope of harvesting anything from his fields.
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Farai Mutsaka, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
Those symptoms worsened as the days progressed, prosecutors said, with Hoeb and Banks not calling 911 until the child turned blue and stopped breathing.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024
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Farai Mutsaka, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
Those symptoms worsened as the days progressed, prosecutors said, with Hoeb and Banks not calling 911 until the child turned blue and stopped breathing.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Worsen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worsen. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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