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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
Add a side of housemade gnocchi for more decadence, and end the night with chocolate pot de creme, caramel affogato (traditional or vegan), or new seasonal tartare de fraise et crème vanille.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Whereas Dutch still lifes depicted wealth and decadence, Box’s versions show how her experience as a diasporic Jamaican, who immigrated to New Jersey as a child, has itself been commodified and fabricated.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Baggy bombers were spotted on the runway at Saint Laurent’s spring 2025 fashion show, which clearly nodded to the decade of decadence, while boho styles — including Penny Lane coats — have seen a major resurgence in the past year.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
Evoking the same decadence as an ultra creamy and sweet dessert, this mist is a velvety gourmand.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Whereas Dutch still lifes depicted wealth and decadence, Box’s versions show how her experience as a diasporic Jamaican, who immigrated to New Jersey as a child, has itself been commodified and fabricated.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Baggy bombers were spotted on the runway at Saint Laurent’s spring 2025 fashion show, which clearly nodded to the decade of decadence, while boho styles — including Penny Lane coats — have seen a major resurgence in the past year.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
Evoking the same decadence as an ultra creamy and sweet dessert, this mist is a velvety gourmand.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decadence
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Submersible visits over the years have shown an increase in its deterioration, with rust and microorganisms eating away at the ship's metal. Dives over more than a decade have shown the ship is falling apart.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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That could mean that rate cuts are pushed off until much later this year or even delayed until next year if that deterioration takes time to materialize.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Beyond infrastructure strain, our information environment also shows signs of degradation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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What is clear, McLean and others point out, is that even the degradation of American climate prediction capabilities poses significant risks to the U.S. economy, to national security and to the country’s leverage in the world.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
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This is a result of a profit-first capitalist system in crisis in the epoch of imperialism’s decline.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Gold’s warning What’s more, the spike in gold prices this year has continued to signal a risk-off mentality among investors, as gold tends to rally during periods of decline in stocks.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, government corruption and restrictions on participation in the political process, NPR has learned.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Thao has since been indicted for bribery and corruption.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The changing declination also defines the daily arc that the sun takes across the sky, thereby accounting for the length of daylight.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The sun's changing declination is what determines whether the sun's rays strike us at a low angle or more directly.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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In Martinique and Guadeloupe, in contrast, where more than 80% of the population is of African descent, the poverty rates are 38% and 46%, respectively.—
Marlene L. Daut,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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But this particular glass squid observed during the descent held its arms loosely above its head in a maneuver called a cockatoo pose, which has been observed previously in glass squids.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Decadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decadence. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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