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
Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Every subsequent read of the file sees the corrupted version, even though the attacker only ever had read access.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
This means their control of a corrupted American political system will have ramifications worldwide.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Journey across the world as Kena, a spirit guide who partners with magical critters called Rot to cleanse a corrupted land.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
This means their control of a corrupted American political system will have ramifications worldwide.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Her work plainly belongs to this lineage of witchy writers, women whose deliciously corrupted scenes of home and hearth produce fear and wild laughter at once.
—Kristen Roupenian, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
By the time anyone notices, hundreds of corrupted quotes have already been sent to clients.
—Nico Hänggi, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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
Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2026
The Arch of Nero both honored republicanism and warned that it was being corrupted by the war and, inevitably, its aftermath.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
At first, the gorgeous ripe berries are evidence of how perfect our planet can be, corrupted only by the selfish impulses of a human race that’s largely uninterested in caring for anything on it when there isn’t a profit to be made.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
An independent redistricting commission — transparent, balanced and insulated from the very political pressures that have corrupted this process.
—Daryl Campbell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
In an era when youth sports can sometimes feel corrupted by money, pressure and adult ego, the Lee Corso Legacy Fund serves as a reminder of what sports are supposed to be about in the first place.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
However, what the young Valdi captures on these early scenes is the sense that whatever love Michael had for music and performance had become immediately corrupted.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Every subsequent read of the file sees the corrupted version, even though the attacker only ever had read access.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
This means their control of a corrupted American political system will have ramifications worldwide.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Journey across the world as Kena, a spirit guide who partners with magical critters called Rot to cleanse a corrupted land.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 May 2026
This means their control of a corrupted American political system will have ramifications worldwide.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Her work plainly belongs to this lineage of witchy writers, women whose deliciously corrupted scenes of home and hearth produce fear and wild laughter at once.
—Kristen Roupenian, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
By the time anyone notices, hundreds of corrupted quotes have already been sent to clients.
—Nico Hänggi, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
Deficiencies happen when one dimension is corrupted or absent.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2026
The Arch of Nero both honored republicanism and warned that it was being corrupted by the war and, inevitably, its aftermath.
—Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
At first, the gorgeous ripe berries are evidence of how perfect our planet can be, corrupted only by the selfish impulses of a human race that’s largely uninterested in caring for anything on it when there isn’t a profit to be made.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
An independent redistricting commission — transparent, balanced and insulated from the very political pressures that have corrupted this process.
—Daryl Campbell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
In an era when youth sports can sometimes feel corrupted by money, pressure and adult ego, the Lee Corso Legacy Fund serves as a reminder of what sports are supposed to be about in the first place.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
However, what the young Valdi captures on these early scenes is the sense that whatever love Michael had for music and performance had become immediately corrupted.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrupted
Adjective
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Anyone on the market for a new house over the past six years has had rotten luck.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Advocates say the rotten food and lack of basic medical care is so bad some detainees are even on a hunger strike.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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There have been in-kind donations, and the city has contributed materials such as gravel and decomposed granite for walking paths.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Biodegradable waste consists of organic materials, such as food scraps, vegetable peels, paper, leaves, and agricultural residues, that can be decomposed naturally through microbial processes.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Immune cells here degraded old and damaged red blood cells, accumulating iron from the hemoglobin for a short period.—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Some tapes had degraded in the meantime, and portions of the original data were lost.—
Federica Sgorbissa,
ArsTechnica,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Evidence later surfaced that Judge Frank Wilson had been bribed.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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In addition to drug trafficking and money laundering, this mysterious criminal group has been linked to incidents where police investigators or border patrol agents were bribed, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Tensions first escalated over Memorial Day weekend when hundreds of detainees went on a hunger strike to protest spoiled food and wretched conditions, some of their lawyers said.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Rebellions were common and pitted spoiled students against helpless teachers.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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But since sitting vacant, the property has decayed and listed in city property records as unoccupiable.—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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And what with all the love and pain, something in me softened—or maybe decayed.—
Eva Wiseman,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The long-term confidentiality assumption built into these systems is already weakened, whether or not the users know it.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Middle Eastern carriers faced severe operational strain amid the disruptions across airspace throughout the region that weakened regional connectivity, as certain countries still having full or partial closures at the time.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Picture yourself in a boat on the Riviera… Most rock superstars have been seduced by the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival at some point in their career.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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The sister of King Charles III is rarely seduced by trends, fashions, or labels.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
9 May 2026
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