as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of molding
Director Luke Sheppard and his creative team are tasked with molding the show into shape by the end of the month.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Across the room, bakers are molding the graham cracker crusts, adding a sweet, buttery scent to the wafting citrus.
—Nila Do Simon, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
But the coach has a track record of molding young players into valuable assets.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
Nothing hangs on the pale yellow living room walls, the flowery ceiling molding overhead providing the only décor.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Across the room, bakers are molding the graham cracker crusts, adding a sweet, buttery scent to the wafting citrus.
—Nila Do Simon, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
But the coach has a track record of molding young players into valuable assets.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
Nothing hangs on the pale yellow living room walls, the flowery ceiling molding overhead providing the only décor.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molding
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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
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When Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s army was disintegrating in the face of a rapid advance by Syrian opposition forces under the command of Ahmad al-Sharaa, all the Russians were willing to do was launch a few symbolic airstrikes and help organize Assad’s getaway to a life in exile.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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By removing microscopic defects and smoothing the surface, this coating ensures efficient energy flow while preventing the cell from disintegrating under intense heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molding. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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