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
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Every bottle in the Ever Vessel range features a wide-mouth opening, shallow gasket channel, and lids designed without hidden crevices where bacteria or mold can hide.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
That collaborative spirit is visible throughout the building and sculptures, which include faces carved in stone that were molded from real people who lived or worked nearby during Gaudí's time as chief architect, including neighborhood vendors and maintenance workers.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The memory foam molds comfortably around your neck but leaves enough room so your chin doesn’t dip forward mid-snooze, which is a small detail that frequent travelers know matters.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Every bottle in the Ever Vessel range features a wide-mouth opening, shallow gasket channel, and lids designed without hidden crevices where bacteria or mold can hide.
—New Atlas, 12 May 2026
Verb
Paglen traces magickal attempts to mold reality back to midcentury covert operations such as the CIA’s infamous MKUltra program—the one exploring mind control through electroshock therapy, hypnosis, and LSD.
—Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
That collaborative spirit is visible throughout the building and sculptures, which include faces carved in stone that were molded from real people who lived or worked nearby during Gaudí's time as chief architect, including neighborhood vendors and maintenance workers.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mold
Noun
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Investigators ended a search for Kristin Smart’s body at the home of her killer’s mother on Saturday without recovering a body, a day after Sheriff Ian Parkinson said soil testing detected the presence of human remains.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Native to Texas and adjacent areas of Mexico, plants rarely require supplemental irrigation and thrive in poor soils including sand, clay, and rocky sites.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
Verb
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In November 2019, soil engineer Tim Neiligan, a former FBI chemist, began researching how bodies decompose in soil.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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These microorganisms will decompose the organic carbon chains and release the nutrients.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
5 May 2026
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Place a few scoops of dirt into each container using a hand trowel; then moisten both batches of dirt with a half cup of water.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The ReCAM project aims to change this by using advanced technology and AI to process this dirt locally, turning it directly back into high-grade battery components.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Soggy soil can cause rot, and overwatering can cause the leaves to turn yellow.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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Original wood paneling lines much of the interior, while the heavily landscaped grounds feature winding stone paths and a koi pond tucked into the backyard.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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The company’s public framing leans so heavily on markets as an early proving ground.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Indeed, with Iran’s refusal to end hostilities on unfavorable terms and willingness to fight to the end, alongside Israel’s belligerence and desire to disintegrate the Iranian state, risks of further escalation remain.—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Boca Raton — Boca Raton is one of the wealthiest cities in Florida, but even along its golden sands, people still get stuck in fiscal undertows.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Consider heading all the way north along the sand several miles to the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park or go south along the sand to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines for whatever is biting.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Verb
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And what with all the love and pain, something in me softened—or maybe decayed.—
Eva Wiseman,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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The depressions in watermelon around seeds are also more liable to decay than the solid flesh of seedless types.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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“Mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mold. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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