as in decomposes
to go through decomposition
leaves moldering in the compost pile
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The research team enabled a room-temperature, four-electron chemical reaction path that forms and decomposes lithium oxide, which expands available energy storage.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026 -
Organic material trapped in reservoirs accumulates and decomposes over time, releasing methane — a potent greenhouse gas that significantly contributes to global warming, Fernández-Garrido told CNN.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Parents used to tell their children that television rots the brain; now it’s considered a medium for legitimate art.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Training plants to stay off the ground instead of trailing prevents many common fungal diseases, fruit spots, and rots.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
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Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears.—
Zac Taylor,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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None are quite about the conflicting frames of reference and value that arise when an ancient cultural formation disintegrates and a successor has yet to take its place.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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So as radioactive uranium slowly decays into lead, the ratio of uranium to lead provides the age of the crystal.—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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This interaction allows researchers to control how energy is stored and maintained within the quantum battery, especially the coherent part, which decays slower than incoherent energy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 July 2025
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The heat of your hands molds it into shape, and a quick rinse with cold soapy water resets it.—
Jamie Thilman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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To make them, Espiricueta renders leftover brisket fat in the oven overnight, strains the liquid, steeps it with shallots, garlic, and herbs, and molds the mixture into votives.—
Patricia Kaowthumrong,
Denver Post,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Molders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molders. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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