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 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. — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 11 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 Early cultural exchanges played a key role in molding Sino-Indian relations, particularly the spread of Buddhism from India to China. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

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But the last inspection was in October, 10 months before dozens of decomposing bodies were found at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
And just over a year after that, the Morgans landed back in the news after authorities found 56 decomposing corpses inside another one of their businesses, South Deering’s South Chicago Chapel.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of decomposing

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With all the rain from storms recently, our streets and roads are disintegrating faster.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
In just four years, Keegan had spurred a disintegrating club into a united entity known for its energy and style, cherished as the ‘Entertainers’.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of disintegrating

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Its paint was peeling, clapboards were rotting, and a tarp covered a leaking roof, according to the Times.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Those ailing leaves can be a sign of deeper problems such as rotting roots or a bug infestation, though sometimes, a yellowing leaf is just part of a monstera’s natural aging process.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotting

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Call to action In September 2025, NASA put out a call to action to save Swift, whose orbit was decaying quickly due to high solar activity.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The $30-million mission aimed to raise Swift from a rapidly decaying orbit worsened by intense solar activity, preserving a telescope that spent two decades tracking cosmic explosions.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of decaying

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