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noun

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Recent Examples of canker
Verb
Start by removing all blighted twigs and cankered branches 6 to 10 inches below the edge of visible infection. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Noun
The canker fungus lives on in the inner bark of fledgling trees and encircles the stem. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 Most of the mature chestnut trees had vanished — the victim of canker fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for canker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canker
Verb
  • Patterson has repeatedly denied deliberately poisoning her guests.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 May 2025
  • But when threatening messages start popping up on Violet’s phone, an unseen enemy, lurking nearby, pushes her to poison her date.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Led by Dark Samus, the Space Pirates corrupt the planet Norion and then go on to knock out the bounty hunters using a Phazon Beam.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
  • Over time, suppressing empathy can become a habit and create a state of apathy in a person that corrupts their moral sentiments.
    Ross Overline, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The structure’s decay was captured in numerous photos, and demolition seemed imminent when the decision was made to rebuild it in conjunction with the new Power & Light District.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
  • The American manufacturing sector is reviving after decades of decay.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Placing the wrong items in the recycling bin can damage recycling equipment or degrade the recycling process.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
  • Trump stated that the Houthis requested the ceasefire after his administration had successfully degraded the group's capabilities.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • At this time, the cancer is termed castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).
    Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
  • Some studies show that eating watermelon could lower the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems.32 A Quick Review Fruits like apples, peaches, guava, and mangoes are highly nutritious.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • In March, Rose Shalom of Sunland lost her husband, Mannie Rezende, who had slowly deteriorated from Alzheimer’s over several years.
    Steve Lopez, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
  • But their relationship deteriorated as both countries became less secular.
    David Makovsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Canker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canker. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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