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decayed

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verb

past tense of decay
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decayed
Adjective
  • In a guest role that’s been extremely well hidden in the months leading up to the premiere, Bradley Cooper turns heel as Elijah Gemstone, a degenerate con man who sees right through Abel Grieves’s lucrative scam before plugging him in the forehead.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In theory, the walls of carbon nanotubes house a sea of degenerate electrons that have a similar density to metals.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The smell, an odor like rotten eggs, is the sargassum piles decomposing, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Once seaweed washes ashore, the piles start to rot and release hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Once strong regional partners, ties between Israel and Turkey have long been frosty and deteriorated further over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
    Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • As Bergen-Belsen’s population skyrocketed from roughly 7,300 in July 1944 to 41,000 in March 1945, living conditions rapidly deteriorated.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Thompson’s brother Maurice, who allegedly drove the chasing Chevrolet Equinox, was granted bail in October — indicating a potentially weak case.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • The report also included a number of ‘weak’ odor sources observed during the study, including odors emanating from the Curaleaf cannabis facility on Britt Road and Goldflower Cannabis facility on Niles Road.
    James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The rest of the batting order crumbled as sure as night follows day.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But Indianapolis’ defense crumbled on the ensuing drive, allowing Lock to lead a nine-play, 70-yard TD drive capped by his 5-yard scramble into the end zone.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Freshwater Challenge is an initiative of countries—currently 49 countries plus the European Union—that have committed to collectively restoring 300,000 kilometers of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands.
    Jeff Opperman, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The resulting service gaps leave service providers relying on alternate methods that in many places result in a degraded customer interaction.
    Glenn Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The second phase was meant to pave the way to an end to the war, although the truce disintegrated when Israeli forces resumed airstrikes on Gaza.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The premier Copley Cup — which for decades drew the nation’s elite men’s varsity eights for an early-season east/west showdown – has disintegrated into an alumni race.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Decayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decayed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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