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                    as in decomposes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to go through decomposition                                       
              
                             the logs decayed on the rain forest floor                                       the atom of plutonium decayed in the test chamber                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in deteriorates
                                                
              
          
                                                      to become worse or of less value                                       
              
                             the restaurant's standards for food and service had decayed over the years                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in fades
                                                
              
          
                                                      to lose bodily strength or vigor                                       
              
                             having reached her 80s, the woman could sense that her body was decaying                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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