as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of molding
That’s not something often said about freshman pitchers, especially at top programs, which tend to acquire live arms who need help molding their natural gifts.
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Save them for coating marshmallows, making peppermint bark, and molding candies.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
As the primary person who’s in Ball’s presence and ear more than anybody, his responsibility to aid in molding the 24-year-old is chief among the tasks on his daily to-do lists.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
Indeed, there’s much time, effort and money spent on molding a show’s return into the kind of must-see event that will draw viewers old and new.
—Jim Halterman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Save them for coating marshmallows, making peppermint bark, and molding candies.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
As the primary person who’s in Ball’s presence and ear more than anybody, his responsibility to aid in molding the 24-year-old is chief among the tasks on his daily to-do lists.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
Indeed, there’s much time, effort and money spent on molding a show’s return into the kind of must-see event that will draw viewers old and new.
—Jim Halterman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molding
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In the weeks that followed the cyclone, more than 20 decomposing bodies washed ashore in Italy and Libya while other human remains were spotted floating in the middle of the sea.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Detectives said the victim’s body had already begun decomposing.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the Dominican Republic deported more than 100,000 Haitians back to their disintegrating country.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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The meteor traveled about 58 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating 29 miles above tiny Calflax in unincorporated Fresno County, Cooke said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Just keep it a couple of inches away from plant crowns and stems to avoid rotting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Their flowers smell like rotting meat, attracting beetles and flies to pollinate them.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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Major dental work to remove her broken and decaying teeth, concentrated nutrition, antibiotics, vaccines, a spay surgery and an introduction to such simple luxuries as an indoor bed and gentle touch have all been part of Gertie’s healing.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Searching the room for clues, Hole spots a decaying hand arranged on the shelf with the thumb removed and the index finger pointing upwards — to the fifth floor.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molding. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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