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adjective

as in decaying

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verb

present participle of disintegrate
1
as in decomposing
to go through decomposition fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter

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2
as in grinding
to reduce to fine particles modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes

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3
as in disrupting
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds

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Recent Examples of disintegrating
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Others rot in the California sun, disintegrating into bony fragments. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 The experiments have shown how a self-repair mechanism enables the spindle to stabilize itself under force and avoid disintegrating. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2026 Ebenezer Watson followed closely the disintegrating situation with Britain in 1775. — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 Right now, the rings furthest from the planet are disintegrating and drifting into space. — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Breaking a cult of personality As more people leave, MAGA is gradually disintegrating. — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026 Other items range from dried, disintegrating leaves found from Parton’s front garden, cans of soft drinks endorsed by the Spice Girls, and personal belongings of graffiti artist Tox26. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026 The New York Knicks are disintegrating anyone in their path. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 15 May 2026 The meteor was moving southwest at 30,000 miles per hour and traveled 117 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating 27 miles above the town of Galloway north of Atlantic City, New Jersey, according to NASA. — Kate Perez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegrating
  1. decaying
  2. decomposing
  3. grinding
  4. disrupting
  5. deteriorated
  6. rotting
  7. crushing
  8. breaking
Adjective
  • The district also could be in for other major changes in the coming years, including the opening of a few new schools to replace multiple decaying, underenrolled schools.
    — Scott Travis, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Definition of decaying
Verb
  • The case dates to March 11, 2022, when police in the Central Valley city of Merced found the girl’s decomposing body in the basement bathroom of a house.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities said the remains included bones believed to belong to four newborns and the decomposing body of a fifth.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of decomposing
Verb
  • Pay attention to unusual rattling, buzzing, grinding or squealing sounds.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Eversource spent the better part of the spring and early summer in a wide, sideways channel, grinding between roughly $66 and $72 while the 200-day continued its long climb higher.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of grinding
Verb
  • Persistent heatwaves are not only driving up the cost of keeping society running and disrupting companies' production and operations, but are also putting pressure on European economic growth.
    — , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Dodgers pulled off the trade without disrupting their major-league squad.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupting
Adjective
  • Clark said the supports are needed because equipment used in the investigation is too heavy and difficult to maneuver safely on the deteriorated floor.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • According to the officer, the decision to classify Sands' death as such was the result of the deteriorated condition of his body.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Definition of deteriorated
Verb
  • Cleanup efforts at the Lineage cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights are nearing the halfway mark, six weeks after a fire at the depot left millions of pounds of rotting food to pollute the Los Angeles neighborhood.
    — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Field trials in Qinghai province and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region have already proven successful, demonstrating that bamboo barriers can endure brutal desert climates without brittle snapping or rotting early.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of rotting
Verb
  • Cristobal and the Canes are crushing recruiting by every conceivable metric, which should terrify the rest of the country.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Built to harvest relentless ocean breezes, these megastructures face a constant battle against heavy winds and crushing waves.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of crushing
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  • After breaking a 37-year Triple Crown drought, American Pharoah went on to win the Haskell and Breeders’ Cup Classic, as well as take second at the Travers.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Citizen, off-duty trooper credited with saving lives Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers cold case investigations, the death penalty and breaking news for USA TODAY.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking

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