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Recent Examples of moth-eaten When clothing is moth-eaten, see Ronald Moore at French-American Reweaving Co. (119 W. 57th St.; 212-765-4670). The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moth-eaten
Adjective
  • Far from making human expertise obsolete, AI is increasing the value of experience, judgment and leadership in software development.
    Sebastian Avila, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • But, still, Tannahill gets us to wonder: Why are so many romance novels written about an obsolete nobility?
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • But Spencer said replacing old, dilapidated buildings with newer ones could also put the district in a better position to compete with charter schools.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
  • That made staying in Oakland untenable for the franchise, which played its final season in the dilapidated stadium last year.
    W.G. Ramirez, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Murkowski, however, told Thune and the administration all along that tightening eligibility and work requirements for public benefits wouldn’t work for her state’s antiquated system.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
  • The hospital also had antiquated wiring in the operating room, necessitating an upgrade as new technology has become available to support surgeries.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • What’s a neglected part of your ME—your health, learning, or joy?
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • But the area where these cuts will be felt most acutely is with respect to elder abuse, which is already a neglected area of health care and social services.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This type of technology has significant potential to disrupt and transform archaic IT infrastructure practices at healthcare organizations globally.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • How archaic tech, staff shortages and construction made a meltdown at Newark Airport The FAA has responded by trying to get more air traffic control students into the pipeline.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2025
  • The toll on crew members goes far beyond simply being tired.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Carved into chalk more than 1,600 years ago, the vaulted caverns at Taittinger stretch nearly 60 feet underground, their walls layered with remnants of Roman quarries, medieval crypts and Benedictine abbey foundations.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • On Thursday night, celebrities gathered for a kick-off event at the medieval Madonna dell’Orto cloister.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 June 2025

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“Moth-eaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moth-eaten. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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