as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
mold so rich that just about anything will grow in it
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as in to decompose
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of mold
Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
If the nectar sits for too long, mold and bacterial growth will occur.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Get creative and learn a thing or two about molding clay or even forging a steel hook.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
This situation recognizes that often family schedules do not fit a rigid mold, and sometimes workers may need to be home during traditional business hours.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
If the nectar sits for too long, mold and bacterial growth will occur.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Spoken languages are in a constant state of flux, molding the people who speak them while simultaneously being molded by them in return.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Get creative and learn a thing or two about molding clay or even forging a steel hook.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mold
Noun
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Use Good Quality Containers and Soil Believe it or not, the best soil and container material can set your tomatoes up for the most success, even when planted in the smallest containers.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
19 Apr. 2026
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Researchers hope the tubes of Martian rock, soil and sediment can eventually be brought back to Earth for study.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The body was so badly decomposed that the deceased’s gender could not be determined, said police.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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D4vd’s parents are coming to his defense after the platinum-selling singer was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl found dismembered and decomposing in the trunk of his Tesla seven months ago.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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The pile of rock, dirt and low-quality coal began slowly burning two decades ago, according to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS).—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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By blending emotionally powerful country sonics with red-dirt sound, Bowlin evokes the energy of names such as Jason Isbell, Zach Bryan and the early work of BJ Barham and American Aquarium.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When they are exposed to cold temperatures, the process that allows mold and other fruit-rotting microorganisms to grow is slowed down.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Turns out you don’t have to suffer rotting flesh to be undead.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Is mere aesthetic shittiness grounds for disqualification?—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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The only Detroit baserunner to reach during that stretch was Dillon Dingler on a fourth inning walk, and Suarez quickly stranded him by drawing an inning-ending ground out four pitches later.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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Or this object, known by the prosaic designation C/2026 A1 (MAPS), could totally disintegrate, vaporized by the fierce heat of our star.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Traffic was heavy Saturday as concertgoers made their way to A1A, where the festival is set up on the sand at the south end of the beach.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some began mining sand for the construction industry, to the frustration of the Great Green Wall department, which sees it as destructive to the environment.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nobody needs Beijing to fabricate footage of American potholes, ER bills, or decaying Amtrak cars.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The spacecraft runs on a radioisotope thermoelectric generator — a device that converts heat from decaying plutonium into electricity.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mold. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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