as in to decompose
to combine chemically with oxygen
Iron will oxidize if it is exposed to air and moisture.
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Recent Examples of oxidize
The palettes are often chalky and austere—bleached grays, oxidized browns—and the subject matter can blur into undifferentiated bulk.
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Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
While the electron travels to the cathode to reduce carbon dioxide, the remaining hole simultaneously oxidizes the biomass molecule 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furoic acid (HMFA), thereby executing two distinct chemical upgrades at the same time.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Now iconic green, the statue was copper-colored for around 30 years until the metal had oxidized.
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Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Chlorinated water increases transepidermal water loss — meaning skin literally can’t hold onto hydration as well — and chlorine oxidizes hair proteins, leaving strands brittle and prone to breakage.
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Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
While the electron travels to the cathode to reduce carbon dioxide, the remaining hole simultaneously oxidizes the biomass molecule 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furoic acid (HMFA), thereby executing two distinct chemical upgrades at the same time.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Now iconic green, the statue was copper-colored for around 30 years until the metal had oxidized.
—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
Chlorinated water increases transepidermal water loss — meaning skin literally can’t hold onto hydration as well — and chlorine oxidizes hair proteins, leaving strands brittle and prone to breakage.
—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oxidize
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Every project should be decomposed into tasks, with explicit categorization of which are human, AI or hybrid.
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The owners of Davis Mortuary in Pueblo have been arrested, accused in connection with the investigation that was sparked by last year's discovery of decomposing bodies behind a barricaded door at the mortuary.
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Part of the fun is how Young himself refuses to rust into a nostalgia act.
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Is a suspension cable losing its structural strength because its inner steel wires are rusting away?
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As territories’ tax breaks replace or serve to complement traditional financing resources, Passion Paris and Passion London have reacted, creating an integrated development pipeline.
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Other analysts suggested the markets were reacting to the likelihood that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates later this year.
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Newton was undeniably the face of Charlotte sports from the day he was drafted in 2011 until the year his career began to disintegrate due to injuries, in 2019.
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Ebenezer Watson followed closely the disintegrating situation with Britain in 1775.
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Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.
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Survivors say that doors to the facility were locked and that migrants were left to die inside crumbling walls.
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Our first commercial tactile gloves failed within a week because some people's hands are sweaty enough to corrode the wiring.
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Affected cars have driver's side airbags with connectors that may corrode, which could cause the airbag to not deploy and increase the risk of injury or death.
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“Oxidize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oxidize. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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