as in rot
a pervasive moral or social decay
a society beset by moral gangrene
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Recent Examples of gangrene
Weak or absent pulse Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Some people with severe arterial blockages develop chronic limb-threatening ischemia (insufficient blood flow), which can cause severe, constant pain, gangrene (tissue decay), and even limb loss (amputation).
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Alicen Nelson Md, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
The leg developed gangrene and Bullock died nine days later during an operation to amputate it.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
They are typically used to treat decompression sickness for scuba divers, carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene and certain kinds of wounds or injuries that won't heal on their own, according to Johns Hopkins.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
This type of Raynaud’s is more likely to lead to serious complications like frostbite or gangrene.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
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Alicen Nelson Md, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
The leg developed gangrene and Bullock died nine days later during an operation to amputate it.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
They are typically used to treat decompression sickness for scuba divers, carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene and certain kinds of wounds or injuries that won't heal on their own, according to Johns Hopkins.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
This type of Raynaud’s is more likely to lead to serious complications like frostbite or gangrene.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangrene
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In addition to preserving the milk, formaldehyde also reportedly had a slightly sweet flavor, which helped improve the taste of rot, Blum explains.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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After years of rot, a lone January window wasn’t going to infuse this United side with the tactical ethos needed to yield positive results.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Boston City Council will take up a resolution this week that calls for disgraced Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s removal from the body in the wake of her guilty plea to two federal corruption charges tied to a City Hall kickback scheme.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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However, rumors swirled about his luxury lifestyle and possible corruption and eventually led to federal charges in 2007.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2025
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The sadistic Lang, however, basks in such evil and partakes of it a little, too.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it!—
Lynn Zovighian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The rule of thumb is not to exceed an image scale of around 1920 x 1080, as this will result in an overall degradation of your image.—
Josh Dury,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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This approach not only benefits the environment by reducing chemical runoff and soil degradation but also yields cleaner cannabis products.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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California’s struggle around homelessness has been a black eye and a contentious soft spot for years, and even the most sympathetic of Californians are tired of the squalor and pain.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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And what of the fact that Snow White, abandoned in the woods (where the Huntsman is too kindhearted to carry out the Evil Queen’s order to murder her), comes upon a cottage where seven cute, quarrelsome 249-year-old short men with Amish beards live in bachelor squalor and become her protectors?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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During the mid-credits scene, there are several reflections on Sammie’s life as a young man, plus a tempting offer from the vampires to give the elderly bluesman immorality.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Thanks for all the laughs, the Kiki, the listening hear, shoulder the cry, the reading for filth, the masterful shade and endless love.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pedro Pascal is reading anti-trans author J.K. Rowling for filth.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Gangrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangrene. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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