as in rotting
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as in fermentation
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as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
leaves moldering in the compost pile
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Recent Examples of moldering
Tom Gliatto, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
But then a fresh corpse turns up, as well as a long-moldering skeleton, and the club members are off and running.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moldering
Noun
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During fermentation, probiotics, organic acids, and antioxidants are formed.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
12 Jan. 2026
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For his first bottling, Juhasz chose a non-interventionist winemaking regime, using a cold soak followed by native fermentation, and a focus on expressing fruit and terroir.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Such rotting fruit from the forest floor contained higher concentrations of fermenting yeast and alcohol than the fruits hanging from trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Their roots need air, and soil can be too dense and lead to rotting roots.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Such jars of moldy fruit were probably fairly hideous to consume.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The last two years around here have probably felt like living in a college house with sticky floors and moldy showers.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, the Facebook post specified that despite the building crumbling, business at The Singing Chef Cafe has been thriving.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Dec. 2025
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The essay moves through three parts, from an opening scene of conflict to a middle section that narrates how Didion gradually grew to distrust police, and onto a last section that reflects on the crumbling of police authority and credibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Investigators later searched the Ephrata home and storage unit of Jonathan Christ Gerlach, 34, and reported finding more than 100 human skulls, long bones, mummified hands and feet, two decomposing torsos and other skeletal items.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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For nearly two weeks before embarking on the cross-country road trip, the teenager lived with his parents’ decomposing bodies.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The iceberg could be between days and weeks from disintegration, scientists say.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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State capacity has eroded alongside economic collapse, mass migration and social disintegration.—
Cristina Guevara,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In essence, this would mean that alpha particles (helium nuclei) released by decaying uranium (or some other fissile material) would be focused through engine nozzles to generate thrust.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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By the time of his death in 2013, Venezuela’s economy was already decaying, its institutions hollowed, and its future mortgaged.—
Duncan S. DeMarsh,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Q.ai - Powering a Personal Wealth Movement,
Forbes,
17 Aug. 2022
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The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.—
Kym Pokorny,
OregonLive.com,
17 Apr. 2018
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“Moldering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moldering. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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