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Recent Examples of deteriorate Investors will be anxious to see whether those deteriorating travel trends start to show up in the company’s financials. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 His health again began to deteriorate Feb. 14, when he was admitted to Gemelli hospital for what was described as a respiratory infection. Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 As the Pacers’ lead increased to close the half, the Bucks’ will to work their offensive actions for great shots deteriorated. Eric Nehm, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 That’s because, with time, the materials and elastic bands used in the mask can deteriorate. Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deteriorate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deteriorate
Verb
  • The administration’s threat of tariffs on pharmaceuticals risks political backlash, worsening drug shortages and future battles over who pays.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, 92% of workers are concerned about a potential recession, and 52% foresee burnout rates worsening this year.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • Yields usually fall when fear is dominating markets, but their surprising earlier rise stirred fears that Trump’s trade war was degrading the U.S. bond market’s status as one of the world’s safest places to keep cash.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike many other archaeological sites in Sweden, where acidic soil degrades organic material, Strandvägen’s conditions have allowed organic material to survive for many years, as Gummesson tells the publication.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The pitching staff began to crumble beneath a lack of reliable depth.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Both gentlemen were trying to win their first Green Jacket. DeChambeau crumbled while McIlroy had a rollercoaster kind of day, prevailing to win The Masters and complete the career grand slam.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The pests set about sucking the sap from grape roots, slowly weakening them and opening wounds that invited disease.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Apr. 2025
  • As more state legislation is passed that weakens or eliminates longstanding fire and life safety codes, the need for young workers who are trained and passionate about reversing these trends is high.
    Jim Pauley, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The hospital declined to say whether Ikner was one of their patients.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
  • County officials declined to comment on the civil lawsuit.
    USA Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Although Harvard is an institution that has been corrupted by politics and would be well served to voluntarily adopt most of Trump’s demands on it, the university has a good shot at prevailing in a legal fight on the grounds that Trump failed to follow the necessary statutory process.
    The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
  • And the disease was a politics that was corrupted by the most powerful in our society: billionaires and oligarchs and corporate CEOs.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Her friend Alice is descending a dimly lit stairway.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • In an era when political discourse so often descends into outrage and division — on cable news, in Congress, even in school board races — the quiet decency shown in Skokie feels all the more remarkable.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Deteriorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deteriorate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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