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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
For instance, the previous survey (four years ago) suggested that a quantum effect called Electron degeneracy pressure prevents the core from collapsing.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
The minimum size of a white dwarf is controlled by something called electron degeneracy pressure.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
If the mother relied on devices, media, or a nanny to provide care, her children were widely believed to be in danger of sliding into degeneracy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Abraham Lincoln no longer speaks for the Republican Party, nor possibly America, as the degeneracy into primitive violence has taken the nation by the throat from the Bully Pulpit down to the mass shootings in schools.
—Kary Love, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
The minimum size of a white dwarf is controlled by something called electron degeneracy pressure.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
If the mother relied on devices, media, or a nanny to provide care, her children were widely believed to be in danger of sliding into degeneracy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Abraham Lincoln no longer speaks for the Republican Party, nor possibly America, as the degeneracy into primitive violence has taken the nation by the throat from the Bully Pulpit down to the mass shootings in schools.
—Kary Love, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for degeneracy
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Beyond infrastructure strain, our information environment also shows signs of degradation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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All penguins face threats created by climate change, overfishing, pollution, and habitat degradation.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In practice, the memo explained, the reports should be scrubbed of references such as those to prison abuses, government corruption, and locking up dissidents without due process.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2025
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That focus on wholesome foods, drug safety, and eliminating corruption in pharmaceuticals and the food industry has justifiably captured public enthusiasm.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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This may further contribute to a deterioration in hard data and usher in an economic recession.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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That led to a deterioration of ties with Pakistan, which also claims the region.—
Fayaz Bukhari,
USA Today,
24 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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But its sales in the Greater China region, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, fell slightly to $16 billion, about a 2% decline from the previous year.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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American craft distilleries are facing some tough times, with the looming threat of tariffs, declines in sales, and established operations having to declare bankruptcy.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
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It’s been a stunning descent for Combs, who became a billionaire after building a business empire that encompassed a record label and media properties, a clothing line, restaurants and liquor brands.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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Goldstein launched The Second Best Night of Your Life tour in 2023, now a 63-minute descent into his mind available for home viewing.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The skyscrapers, cloudless skies and sheer decadence of that kind of rooftop amenity all to yourself, in the middle of the metropolis.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That is a sign of political decadence and will be self-defeating in the end.—
The Editors,
National Review,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Degeneracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degeneracy. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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