as in neglected
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a dilapidated car that had seen better days
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Recent Examples of dilapidated
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
But Spencer said replacing old, dilapidated buildings with newer ones could also put the district in a better position to compete with charter schools.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
That made staying in Oakland untenable for the franchise, which played its final season in the dilapidated stadium last year.
—W.g. Ramirez, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Still, the small city 40 miles east of Charlotte was a bit barren, spotted with offices, few restaurants, empty storefronts and dilapidated buildings.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
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Verb
Now, as soon as next year, the historic campus will transform into housing with 213 apartments as the city's Department of Metropolitan Development and private developers redevelop dilapidated buildings downtown into residential and commercial spaces.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
But Spencer said replacing old, dilapidated buildings with newer ones could also put the district in a better position to compete with charter schools.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
That made staying in Oakland untenable for the franchise, which played its final season in the dilapidated stadium last year.
—W.g. Ramirez, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Still, the small city 40 miles east of Charlotte was a bit barren, spotted with offices, few restaurants, empty storefronts and dilapidated buildings.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidated
Adjective
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Close the Loop Following through on commitments is the simplest and yet shockingly most neglected way to earn long-term trust.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But its location in the neglected and overgrown space remains a mystery.—
Laura L. Davis,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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One manager, in particular, repeatedly degraded the workers, calling them racial slurs and making comments about their work ethic, the lawsuit said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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If global warming is uncontrolled, 90% of all coral reefs in the world will be functionally degraded by 2050.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Emperor Titus attempted but failed to revive Pompeii and its sibling town Herculaneum soon after the catastrophe, leaving the desolate region largely abandoned until its rediscovery in 1748.—
Andrew Paul Aug 7,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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In Namibia, Shipwreck Lodge in the desolate Skeleton Coast National Park and the secluded Hoanib Valley Camp are oases of luxury in otherworldly settings.—
Erina Pinar,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Daphne, miserable at boarding school; Bea, unhappy at home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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For years, parents faced a choice between exposing their kids to unknown dangers on social-media platforms or fighting a constant battle that would leave their kids isolated and miserable.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Regional sports networks, once a gusher for programmers and operators, have been in a tattered financial state due to cord-cutting.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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On a visit to another small Ok. town, Cox spied a tattered awning that said Country Bird, which was the perfect name for her bakery.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The premier Copley Cup — which for decades drew the nation’s elite men’s varsity eights for an early-season east/west showdown – has disintegrated into an alumni race.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The second phase was meant to pave the way to an end to the war, although the truce disintegrated when Israeli forces resumed airstrikes on Gaza.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But so far, things don’t look too shabby for the US labor market.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The director Dustin Wills has co-designed a surreal set, full of shabby, sentimental sweetness, with the designer Kate Noll.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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“Dilapidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilapidated. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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