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Recent Examples of gangrenous
Patients arrived with gangrenous foot wounds that harried providers elsewhere brushed off as athlete’s foot.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Brian Gibson’s gangrenous bass riffs and gibbering, muffled vocals have even more gonzo energy than usual, while Chippendale mixes bombast and finesse with his customary flair.
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Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.
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Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Brian Gibson’s gangrenous bass riffs and gibbering, muffled vocals have even more gonzo energy than usual, while Chippendale mixes bombast and finesse with his customary flair.
—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.
—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangrenous
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This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home.
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The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.
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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.
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The problem has only grown in that time, which neighbors say has caused a rat problem and a putrid stench.
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First and foremost, though, was another putrid start to the game, which has been a recurring issue in this series.
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Its arrival is announced by close-ups of barnacles, of rusty edges on ancient metal, of curious plant growth and moldy, tangled coils of black rope, as if its return was just part of a broader natural order.
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Use a microfiber cloth to wipe the solution over the moldy and mildewed areas.
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Discard any that look dead or decayed.
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The farm buildings on the property—long verandas, shearing sheds, and concrete kennels—are old and decayed, remnants from long before the group showed up.
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Does that musty, mildewy smell seem to get worse on warm days?
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Storing towels in the bathroom can lead them to become mildewy or moldy, due to the high humidity.
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To be fair, the DCEU, the preceding web of films, had nearly half of its movies land rotten scores.
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Big Red might be a braggart, a bully and rotten to the core, but Lasdun invokes Thomas De Quincey’s neat point about how a man’s capacity to rob says nothing about his propensity to murder.
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Since some Indigenous tribes from the Arctic and subarctic are known to eat maggots from putrefied meat, the researchers considered maggots a potential factor driving those isotope spikes.
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“Gangrenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangrenous. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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