as in degraded
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
corrupt businessmen who are out to fleece the public corrupt business practices that should be investigated
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as in to rot
to go through decomposition
a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell
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as in to degrade
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 to bribe
to influence someone with a bribe
he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council
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as in corruption
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
such corruptness in government threatens our democratic institutions
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Recent Examples of corrupt
Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
Out of seven million people in Massachusetts who didn’t murder John O’Keefe, she was selected by the corrupt cops in Norfolk County to be framed for his murder.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Arun Shrestha, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
While calling to support and maintain the current ACIP structure and processes, the AMA's emergency resolution also indicated that the association will try to establish an ACIP alternative if the CDC's advisory committee becomes corrupted by Kennedy.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Adjective
Societies and political systems are built differently, with different enablers of and restraints on corrupt practices.
—Michael Johnston, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
Out of seven million people in Massachusetts who didn’t murder John O’Keefe, she was selected by the corrupt cops in Norfolk County to be framed for his murder.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Without proper identity governance, compromised AI agents can operate undetected, extracting sensitive data or corrupting core processes.
—Arun Shrestha, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
While calling to support and maintain the current ACIP structure and processes, the AMA's emergency resolution also indicated that the association will try to establish an ACIP alternative if the CDC's advisory committee becomes corrupted by Kennedy.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrupt
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Smoke and particle pollution, primarily traced to wildfires burning in Canada, contributed to the degraded air quality, which officials said may persist until at least Thursday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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On top of software setbacks, the OP said the vehicle's battery had to be replaced, but with a degraded unit that reduced range by 30 miles overnight.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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But when confronted with some 1,500 rotting rats, the zookeepers had a change of heart.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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There are as many ways to compost as there are ways for food to rot, so Strategist writer and veteran composter Erin Schwartz spoke to six composting experts, policymakers, and home cooks for their tips on navigating the beautiful mess.—
Erin Schwartz,
Curbed,
13 Aug. 2025
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For starters, the quality of natural water is degrading—creating more favorable conditions for Legionella, which loves acidic water and low oxygen levels, to multiply—as the planet warms.—
Dylan Scott,
Wired News,
23 Aug. 2025
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Organizations celebrate productivity metrics while quality quietly degrades.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Both firms are vying to replace ABC Security, a company that has held the contract since 2018 and whose chief executive was closely tied to a central figure in the federal corruption case filed in January against Thao, her romantic partner and the businessmen accused of bribing the former mayor.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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But his first two bids for Wisconsin’s governorship failed because opponents bribed delegates at the state’s Republican nominating convention.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 2025
Noun
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In 1870, lawyers founded the City Bar to confront corruption in the courts under Tammany Hall.—
Muhammad U. Faridi,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
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The billion-dollar plan hoped to stamp out corruption and combat drug cartels.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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About 1 out of every 10 people who get sick with Legionnaires' disease may die because of complications from the illness.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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In Texas’s outbreak, which began in January in a largely unvaccinated population in Gaines County in West Texas, at least 762 people became sick, including the two children who died.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
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However, when viruses were exposed to sunlight, many of them did not survive as long, decaying in under 24 hours.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The result was not only environmental catastrophe but license for unchecked consumption of cheap plastic goods that can take a few minutes to use but hundreds of years to decay.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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My favorite thing about playing her is subverting that expectation over the course of her journey in the show, as sort of my emotional catharsis.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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China has been able to subvert existing channels to obtain restricted chips anyway.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Corrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrupt. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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