1
as in worsened
to become worse or of less value
the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect
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2
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue
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Recent Examples of deteriorated
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
As a result, there are 800,000 deteriorated apartments in New York today.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Gazans are already severely malnourished, so meeting basic needs requires much more, including specialized treatment to prevent people from dying from eating foods their bodies can’t process in their deteriorated state.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
But when the levees failed, thousands of people were trapped inside as supplies dwindled and conditions deteriorated quickly.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
An independent commission concluded that there were numerous opportunities for intervention by both Army officials and civilian law enforcement as Card’s mental health deteriorated.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams’ health has deteriorated in the last few years.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
While the Osbournes did make the move, as the former Black Sabbath frontman's health deteriorated, the series was converted to a single, hour-long film depicting the last three years of his life.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
That version, first pitched in 2002 as a reality show-like series called Home to Roost, evolved as Osbourne’s health deteriorated due to the effects of Parkinson’s disease and a series of surgeries on Ozzy’s neck and spine.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
But the nature of the doc evolved as Osbourne’s health deteriorated.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
As Darrell Harrington’s health deteriorated, SDSU coach Brian Dutcher and assistant Ryan Badrtalei — the assistant who has close ties with Elzie and his dad — visited the Harrington family in Long Beach.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
But with the deteriorated state, the possibility remains that the building may soon be auctioned off with no protection against demolition.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
As a result, there are 800,000 deteriorated apartments in New York today.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Gazans are already severely malnourished, so meeting basic needs requires much more, including specialized treatment to prevent people from dying from eating foods their bodies can’t process in their deteriorated state.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
By the early 1960s, reforms in Angola had begun to stall as budgets were cut and conditions deteriorated, the museum website says.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
But when the levees failed, thousands of people were trapped inside as supplies dwindled and conditions deteriorated quickly.
—Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
An independent commission concluded that there were numerous opportunities for intervention by both Army officials and civilian law enforcement as Card’s mental health deteriorated.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams’ health has deteriorated in the last few years.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
While the Osbournes did make the move, as the former Black Sabbath frontman's health deteriorated, the series was converted to a single, hour-long film depicting the last three years of his life.
—Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
That version, first pitched in 2002 as a reality show-like series called Home to Roost, evolved as Osbourne’s health deteriorated due to the effects of Parkinson’s disease and a series of surgeries on Ozzy’s neck and spine.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2025
But the nature of the doc evolved as Osbourne’s health deteriorated.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
As Darrell Harrington’s health deteriorated, SDSU coach Brian Dutcher and assistant Ryan Badrtalei — the assistant who has close ties with Elzie and his dad — visited the Harrington family in Long Beach.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deteriorated
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There’s never a good time for bad news, but with RadarOnline reporting that the King’s health has worsened recently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Heavy rains and leaky sewage pipes The causes of fecal bacteria in coastal and inland waters vary depending on the region, but in each case it's worsened by heavy rains and extreme weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes, experts said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Long-term drought has degraded the old-growth forest where the squirrels live.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Thioesters and early chemistry Earlier efforts to attach amino acids to RNA had relied on highly reactive compounds that quickly degraded in water and caused amino acids to clump together rather than bind to RNA.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Sprinkle crumbled Cotija cheese on top.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Patriots crumbled after Maye’s turnover, which came on the opening drive of the third quarter.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the latest jobs report confirmed that the labor market weakened sharply over the spring and summer and that sectors most affected by tariffs have seen the biggest losses.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Back when the Covid pandemic shut down restaurants across the country in spring of 2020, gloom and doom descended on an industry whose profit margins were always thin.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Journalists and television crews from around the world descended on the town of Morwell when the trial began in April, with millions of Australians following proceedings live through one of several popular daily podcasts.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The baffling Windows 11 update bug that corrupted SSDs now appears to be linked to storage drives running pre-release firmware.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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We are absolutely not corrupted.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Everything looks so rickety — this stadium wasn’t built for pandemonium like this.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.—
Brianna Griff,
Chron,
13 Jan. 2023
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On the Republican side, many politicos were thrown for another loop when Attorney General Brenna Bird declined to run for the GOP nomination.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Note that the relative strength indicator has declined from late 2024 to the present – heading in the opposite direction of the price.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Deteriorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deteriorated. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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