as in disintegration
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Noun
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The following week, Musk’s cushy relationship with the Trump administration suffered a similar disintegration.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025 -
As the flag vanished, only stars and ash remained—an image of disintegration, or perhaps transformation.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Certainly not for novelty’s sake; we are hardly starved for dramas of mental decay, or for the stupendous feats of acting that are often achieved in their service.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2025
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That’s because warming increases the rate of decay of falling organic debris, so that less of it reaches the twilight zone.—
Tim Vernimmen,
JSTOR Daily,
19 June 2025
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Most of the time, the summer slide—in other words, the deterioration of intellectual skills gained during the school year, during a period when kids are on breaks—is associated with a student’s reading skills, says Alexander.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
25 June 2025
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The disease causes deterioration of nerve cells in the brain, a process that sets off a series of worsening symptoms.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
19 June 2025
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“Dumpiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumpiness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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