as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown
corrupted corpses that sickened the animal control officers sent to investigate
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as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell
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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them
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as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe
he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council
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Recent Examples of corrupted
Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Only the corrupted mediums of mass communication have changed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
But digital forensics experts kept working to find images in back-end software that might have been lost, corrupted or inaccessible.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Blakeney is described as accepting bribes from Fairley and Hennen and recruiting other players from the Dragons to join a scheme that undermined the integrity of games and corrupted wagers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Visual elements seem corrupted.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
After all, Eleven inadvertently created Vecna (and the Upside Down)—another powerful child could open a new bridge to the Abyss, or become corrupted, as Henry was.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Two decades later, the past reawakens when an email from the missing girl triggers the same sinister pop-up, pulling her childhood friends into a corrupted corner of the internet—and into the heart of Japan’s most chilling digital myth.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Signalis’s radio-receiver module is reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid’s radio conversations, and players will need to utilize it to unlock safes and fight against corrupted enemies.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Helberg, cast as inventor Martin Phister, opens up about their characters who are trying to be virtuous and end up getting corrupted instead.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
He’s corrupted from the inside by a system that has no regard for his humanity.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
During closing arguments that spanned two days, prosecutors drove home their argument that Jones and Dowling purposely corrupted Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair-to-be Sam Randazzo for their own benefit.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Because the Republican Party and the conservative movement have both been so deeply corrupted.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
But, if the release of the Epstein files has accomplished anything, it’s been to demonstrate how, on both sides of the Atlantic, systems corrupted by money are ripe for reform.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Finance professors rarely research NFL officiating, but the authors’ interest in regulatory capture—when regulators are corrupted by the entities they’re supposed to be regulating—led them to a trove of useful data.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
And then as with all of those artists that are beyond music but are actually cultural icons, all of the corruptive things come, and the body becomes corrupted.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Only the corrupted mediums of mass communication have changed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
But digital forensics experts kept working to find images in back-end software that might have been lost, corrupted or inaccessible.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Blakeney is described as accepting bribes from Fairley and Hennen and recruiting other players from the Dragons to join a scheme that undermined the integrity of games and corrupted wagers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Visual elements seem corrupted.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
After all, Eleven inadvertently created Vecna (and the Upside Down)—another powerful child could open a new bridge to the Abyss, or become corrupted, as Henry was.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Two decades later, the past reawakens when an email from the missing girl triggers the same sinister pop-up, pulling her childhood friends into a corrupted corner of the internet—and into the heart of Japan’s most chilling digital myth.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
Signalis’s radio-receiver module is reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid’s radio conversations, and players will need to utilize it to unlock safes and fight against corrupted enemies.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Goodwill is corrupted on arrival by the modern virtue of avarice.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Helberg, cast as inventor Martin Phister, opens up about their characters who are trying to be virtuous and end up getting corrupted instead.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
He’s corrupted from the inside by a system that has no regard for his humanity.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
During closing arguments that spanned two days, prosecutors drove home their argument that Jones and Dowling purposely corrupted Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair-to-be Sam Randazzo for their own benefit.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Because the Republican Party and the conservative movement have both been so deeply corrupted.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
But, if the release of the Epstein files has accomplished anything, it’s been to demonstrate how, on both sides of the Atlantic, systems corrupted by money are ripe for reform.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Finance professors rarely research NFL officiating, but the authors’ interest in regulatory capture—when regulators are corrupted by the entities they’re supposed to be regulating—led them to a trove of useful data.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrupted
Adjective
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Something smells rotten in Denmark — that is, Tallahassee.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The exoplanet's atmosphere contains gases like water, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide -- which can smell like rotten eggs, especially when burned.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The detail was that Rivas’ body was not only badly decomposed when it was found – it had been dismembered and separated into two bags before being placed in the trunk of the Tesla.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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In both cases, the remains were decomposed, and appeared that they may have been moved around multiple locations before being discovered, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Riboua was more skeptical, arguing that Hezbollah would likely survive the collapse of the government in Tehran but would be vastly degraded.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Years of use as a makeshift neighborhood have degraded the forest and contributed to pollution in Coyote Creek, which drains into San Francisco Bay, city leaders say.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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According to grand jury transcripts disclosed by the DOJ from the criminal case against Noel, an FBI agent testified banking records of the guards were examined, and there was no evidence that Noel or Thomas had been bribed.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Skenes was chased in the first inning earlier in the day by the Mets — as 76ers star Joel Embiid mocked the Pirates ' ace on social media — while Sánchez never pitched into a serious jam against Texas and spoiled manager Skip Schumaker's Texas debut.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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For years, lawyers have alleged that inmates receive expired, undercooked or contaminated food, including spoiled meat and deteriorated dairy products.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If these materials are already partly decayed, they’re called compost.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported that Clearlake and Boehly each explored buying the other one out as the relationship between them decayed.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The 14-month war that ended in November 2024, severely weakened the group, with many of its political and military commanders killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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If Democrats attach every policy wish list to the affordability banner, the message will dissolve into the same blur of priorities that has weakened the party before.—
Richard Yanowitch,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tommy disburses stuffings and sauces to hungry locals as the GIs seduced their grandmothers with Camels and nylon stockings.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The craft, once passed down through generations, is now facing the reality that fewer young people—seduced by high-flying, big-city office jobs—are interested in toiling in its timeworn factories.—
Jessica Binns,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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