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as in rotting
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Recent Examples of moldy
These pests are often found in moldy foods or foods with a high moisture content.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Watching the 2025 Brewers look unstoppable while his Cubs struggle to score runs has been harder to digest than moldy cheese curds.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
These sorts of movies never dates well, but this one is particularly moldy.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Wash moldy items with bleach, then clean water.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
Watching the 2025 Brewers look unstoppable while his Cubs struggle to score runs has been harder to digest than moldy cheese curds.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
These sorts of movies never dates well, but this one is particularly moldy.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Wash moldy items with bleach, then clean water.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moldy
Adjective
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Your current playbook will become obsolete.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Simple no-cost steps include turning on Night Shift, while buying blue light glasses is a relatively inexpensive alternative to investing in a costly new eye-friendly display that NaturaSynth may one day make obsolete.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Airbnb co-founder @jgebbia is working with @DOGE to digitize the government's antiquated retirement process — which is literally housed in 22,000 filing cabinets in a Pennsylvania cave.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, with the industry under fire, there’s a strong incentive to chip away at antiquated laws that mostly protect entrenched incumbents at the expense of consumers and business innovators.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If moisture isn’t properly removed, the result may be a moldy, mildewy couch.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Messi’s deft chip over the goalkeeper and two scrambling defenders was a vintage finish from the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Popular attractions in Reno include the National Automobile Museum, which houses more than 200 classic and vintage cars, and the Truckee River Walk, a scenic walk along the water with cafes and shops along the route.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The developer went on to raze DeLuise’s outdated 1950s house and replace it with the modern mansion now on the market.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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The research finds that widening skills gaps are becoming barriers to growth, compounded by outdated approaches to talent development.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home.—
Q.ai - Powering a Personal Wealth Movement,
Forbes,
17 Aug. 2022
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The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.—
Kym Pokorny,
OregonLive.com,
17 Apr. 2018
Adjective
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As a result, hundreds of the museum’s videos regarding items in the collection and on educational topics that were removed from YouTube in January 2023 are being restored to the streaming service after being reorganized, with out-of-date material removed.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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This underinformed and out-of-date article could have offered a good-faith exploration of obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jess Murphy, founder of the design studio The Lawns Collective, links the current pattern fever directly back to a nostalgia for the retro styles of the past.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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And Kim says that drawing from nature – with a retro design that’s brings a nostalgic touch – the color is both restorative and resilient.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Moldy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moldy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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