degenerated 1 of 2

past tense of degenerate

degenerated

2 of 2

adjective

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Recent Examples of degenerated
Adjective
By Monday, the storm had degenerated in to remnants which were located about 615 miles west of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, with no threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Hannah Parry amanda Castro anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degenerated
Verb
  • However, as Ozzy's health deteriorated, the project shifted into a film instead.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stone, brick and window work has deteriorated.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thompson said the lending skew will ultimately create worsened housing markets.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
    Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Those kept in the more acidic water were significantly more corroded, and had far more cracks and holes, especially at the root and tooth base.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Bryant’s body has crumbled.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When that didn't work, Cincy crumbled.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.
    Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • What stores carried the possibly contaminated shrimp?
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the two soldiers descended the elevator to the three art vaults, escorted by the bank manager, neither Madame Matisse nor Marguerite was present.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The path into the cave descended steeply, and the ceiling lowered so that everyone had to bend and then squat.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Established under the Carter administration in 1980 and now largely funded through dedicated taxes reinstated by the Biden administration’s infrastructure law, the Superfund program is used for clearing up polluted land and handling environmental crises such as oil spills and natural disasters.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The river will still become polluted after heavy rainfalls due to runoff from the streets and flushing of city sewage systems.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The carmaker may announce in the coming weeks about $5 billion in fresh money on top of a similar amount earmarked earlier in the year, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing information that’s not public.
    Gabrielle Coppola, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But overall crime has declined, including a 30% drop in homicides, the mayor’s office said.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Degenerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degenerated. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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