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as in degradation
a change to a lower state or level
the sad degeneracy of the old neighborhood into a slum
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as in corruption
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the degeneracy of the family into a gang of petty thieves
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Recent Examples of degeneracy
But only a cynic would assert that his decision to appoint a Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets, not to mention the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, was an attempt to justify his memecoin degeneracy.
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Sean Lee, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Another consequence of vote-threatening public discontent with mass chemical slavery and the abject squalor, the thieving, the degeneracy, and the organized crime that comes with it, has been the recriminalization of drugs in Oregon this September.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
The Pauli degeneracy pressure helps hold up the stellar remnant against gravitational collapse, preventing a black hole from forming.
—Big Think, 13 Jan. 2025
For instance, the previous survey (four years ago) suggested that a quantum effect called Electron degeneracy pressure prevents the core from collapsing.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
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Sean Lee, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Another consequence of vote-threatening public discontent with mass chemical slavery and the abject squalor, the thieving, the degeneracy, and the organized crime that comes with it, has been the recriminalization of drugs in Oregon this September.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
The Pauli degeneracy pressure helps hold up the stellar remnant against gravitational collapse, preventing a black hole from forming.
—Big Think, 13 Jan. 2025
For instance, the previous survey (four years ago) suggested that a quantum effect called Electron degeneracy pressure prevents the core from collapsing.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for degeneracy
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According to the new study, certain forms of iron oxyhydroxide nanominerals can catalyze the degradation of organophosphate esters (OPEs), chemical additives used in plastics as flame retardants and softeners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Housing materials in artistic practice are fitting for an environment that is constantly under simultaneous construction and degradation, with sea levels continuing to rise, potholes throughout the city and as our own infrastructure buckles under the weight of an ever growing population.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Steeped in a culture of corruption, those who would take over from Maduro would continue to prioritize enriching themselves.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Though Cheney was not personally named in litigation, Halliburton settled a Nigerian corruption complaint for $250 million.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Some of it is also related to the age and deterioration of much of the grid, which now requires rebuilding.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The deterioration in the labor market has been concentrated in payroll employment, which is the [datapoint] that is the most susceptible to demographic and immigration changes.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Presenting their findings in a lengthy declination memo, the prosecutors explicitly mentioned the two other investigations to bolster their recommendation that probable cause does not exist to charge Comey, according to sources familiar with the contents of the memo.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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On those three dates, variations in the moon's position relative to Earth's equator — particularly its declination — can influence tidal forces that subtly affect Earth's rotation rate.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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However, the league is looking to its next steps to after the 2025 season saw a 5% decline in game attendance, according to Sports Business Journal.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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But their party went into swift decline during the Cold War that began in the late 1940s and barely exists today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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One of young Anthony’s closest friends was a boy who was of Japanese descent.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ballad of a Small Player is part of that long and not always illustrious tradition of stories about Westerners who go East in order to wallow in decadence and malaise.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Combs' Halloween menu reads like the ghost of a feast, stripped bare of decadence but still precise in its monotony.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Degeneracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degeneracy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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