MOLDING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

molding

verb

Definition of molding

present participle of mold

as in decomposing

to go through decomposition plants molding in the abandoned garden

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Recent Examples of molding Buffalo weighed those reports before adding Walker and molding the rookie to become a star prospect who started every game except the opener. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Trump has leaned into molding the White House and Greater Washington in his own image, harkening back to his days as a real estate developer in 1970s and 1980s New York. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 In his aesthetic response to the movement’s stance, Mansour made mud his medium, layering and molding it for pottery. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Parents pick what children wear, molding them for the adult world. — Peter Saenger, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026 Whereas the Scranton method mainly involves molding ultrahot steel in giant forging presses, Repkon added a step in which a fast-spinning machine squeezes and rolls out the metal like clay on a potter’s wheel. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 At the company's Woburn research facility, lab technicians recently poured pellets into a molding machine to make forks. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Glove flats are intended to fit your foot like, well, a glove, molding to its natural shape. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026 Ugg is getting ready for back-to-school season with a campaign celebrating the musicians, artists, students and creatives molding the next generation of culture — so who better to front the campaign than the band Muna. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

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Even poor Maggie the cat — the only living animal in Digger’s house and possibly one of the last living animals in the world — is decomposing in his arms, his sister (Sandra Hüller) says with a shudder.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Her decomposing body was found in a plastic bin more than a year after death.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of decomposing

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Scott’s face, in this shot, is a whole novel, disintegrating into tears before being shored up again, eventually rearranged into something resembling a welcoming smile that teeters on the edge of collapse.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The 110-floor south tower, struck shortly after the north tower by another plane, was disintegrating.

— Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of disintegrating

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In the weeks after, more than 85 million pounds of rotting food being kept at the cold storage facility began to rot, leaving a putrid stench lingering over the area that led to infestations of rats, flies and other rodents.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The fire’s aftermath was just as bad, with cleanup crews having to contend with removing 89 million pounds of thawing, rotting meat, debris and other material.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotting

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Park advocates have long argued that the existing city allocation is inadequate, leaving neighborhoods with decaying recreation centers, deteriorating swimming pools and filthy park bathrooms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Activating young adults Volunteers spent most of the morning clearing out years of overgrowth, decaying structures and a greenhouse gone wild.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

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