1
as in deterioration
a change to a lower state or level
a symbol of the decadence of their once-mighty civilization
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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
clergymen striving to combat decadence and sin in their communities
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Recent Examples of decadence
Automotive decadence doesn’t come cheap.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
They were recognized leaders of an artistic movement denigrated by Nazi leadership as Marxist-Jewish decadence.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
There are other ice cream shops in Alliance town center like Cold Stone, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt and Marble Slab Creamery, but nothing that offers the decadence of The Scoop.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Her image is now shorthand for beauty, decadence, rebellion, and misogyny.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
They were recognized leaders of an artistic movement denigrated by Nazi leadership as Marxist-Jewish decadence.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
There are other ice cream shops in Alliance town center like Cold Stone, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt and Marble Slab Creamery, but nothing that offers the decadence of The Scoop.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Her image is now shorthand for beauty, decadence, rebellion, and misogyny.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decadence
Noun
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The causes of the deterioration are different in each case, and some of Washington’s grievances against Brazil, India, and South Africa—global swing states that will help dictate which country leads the world—are legitimate.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CMT causes a range of sensory and motor symptoms, including numbness, tingling, pain, muscle weakness and atrophy — deterioration in cells, tissues, and organs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the new study, certain forms of iron oxyhydroxide nanominerals can catalyze the degradation of organophosphate esters (OPEs), chemical additives used in plastics as flame retardants and softeners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Housing materials in artistic practice are fitting for an environment that is constantly under simultaneous construction and degradation, with sea levels continuing to rise, potholes throughout the city and as our own infrastructure buckles under the weight of an ever growing population.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since hip-hop hit a market peak in 2020, it's been a slow decline ever since, the outlet reports.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blank sailings have only gotten more prevalent as ocean carriers aimed to stop months of declines in freight rates after a softer-than-usual peak shipping season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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Now its economy has collapsed under the weight of corruption, mismanagement, human rights violations and other woes.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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That’s what happened in October 2019, when demonstrations against corruption and high unemployment broke out across Iraq, leading to street clashes that left hundreds of people dead.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Presenting their findings in a lengthy declination memo, the prosecutors explicitly mentioned the two other investigations to bolster their recommendation that probable cause does not exist to charge Comey, according to sources familiar with the contents of the memo.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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On those three dates, variations in the moon's position relative to Earth's equator — particularly its declination — can influence tidal forces that subtly affect Earth's rotation rate.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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One of young Anthony’s closest friends was a boy who was of Japanese descent.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Decadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decadence. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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