as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value
over the years the community-minded organization degenerated into a club for loafers
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Recent Examples of degenerating
McFarland found the items inside a degenerating family trunk.
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Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
But in general, any organic media is going to start degenerating over time, and the pH is going to be higher.
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Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Apr. 2026
Scientists have hailed the benefits of exercising early in life to lower the risk of your brain degenerating later.
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Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
29 Nov. 2025
In the Pacific, meteorologists are watching to see how much rain the degenerating Tropical Storm Mario could carry into the San Diego region.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
But in general, any organic media is going to start degenerating over time, and the pH is going to be higher.
—
Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Apr. 2026
Scientists have hailed the benefits of exercising early in life to lower the risk of your brain degenerating later.
—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
29 Nov. 2025
In the Pacific, meteorologists are watching to see how much rain the degenerating Tropical Storm Mario could carry into the San Diego region.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degenerating
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That enables Cadence’s system, which is supervised by physicians, to alert a clinician when a patient is deteriorating before a stroke or heart attack, for example.
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By the time the kids make it to the Gullet, the situation is deteriorating.
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Rather than crumbling after allowing the first-minute goal, Scotland has settled down and given itself a chance to get back into the game rather than conceded a quick, second goal.
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The third project in Wilmington, near the Port of Los Angeles, would have fixed crumbling sidewalks and added high-visibility crosswalks.
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The film’s core narrative was that climate change is driving ever-worsening disasters, such as floods, droughts, storms and wildfires.
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The drone attacks are worsening fuel shortages, with people reporting rising prices and long queues at the filling stations.
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Brigitte Chevalier built Domaine de Cébène around that principle, choosing north-facing parcels beneath mountains rising to 1,100 meters, where descending cool air pushes her harvest as much as two weeks later than vineyards on the coast 40 kilometers away.
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The steeply descending main street of Haworth is filled with tea shops, pubs and stores clearly dedicated to pleasing Brontë pilgrims, but its basic form, including the original stationery store where the sisters once bought their paper, remains the same.
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With only a week of freedom under his belt, Cribbs said Powell is declining interviews for now, reentering the world with some trepidation.
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Investors must focus on forward-looking changes and a clear path for value realization, understanding that a declining stock isn't safer if its intrinsic value falls faster.
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“Degenerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degenerating. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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