as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of molding
But his skill for molding melodies is sometimes overshadowed by his flair, even with 16 Grammy Awards on his resume.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Spoken languages are in a constant state of flux, molding the people who speak them while simultaneously being molded by them in return.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Get creative and learn a thing or two about molding clay or even forging a steel hook.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Also the sign of a great coach is molding your personnel to a winning system than forcing the system.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Spoken languages are in a constant state of flux, molding the people who speak them while simultaneously being molded by them in return.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
Get creative and learn a thing or two about molding clay or even forging a steel hook.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Also the sign of a great coach is molding your personnel to a winning system than forcing the system.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molding
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The search was prompted by soil vapor sampling, an experimental technology that detected volatile organic compounds potentially associated with decomposing human remains — though the method remains unproven in criminal investigations.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Carie Hallford was sentenced to 30 years for her role in a scheme that involved hiding nearly 200 decomposing bodies.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The meteor was moving southwest at 30,000 miles per hour and traveled 117 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating 27 miles above the town of Galloway north of Atlantic City, New Jersey, according to NASA.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 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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They are drawn to rotting fruits and vegetables, sugary drinks, vinegar, alcohol, damp and dirty sponges, garbage cans, and sink drains.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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Smokers who smelled a mix of cigarettes and rotting fish overnight subsequently reduced their cigarette consumption by more than thirty per cent—more than people who smelled the pairing while awake.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The Professor, with only her ex-partner’s cat for company, sits in her decaying apartment and grieves the loss of her relationship and her struggle with infertility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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What showed up when those compounds were represented with colors on a plume map and compared with dozens of control-point samples of nearby soil indicated the presence of a decaying body, according to Eckenrode.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molding. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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