OXIDIZED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

oxidized

verb

past tense of oxidize

as in decomposed

to combine chemically with oxygen Iron will oxidize if it is exposed to air and moisture.

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Recent Examples of oxidized DeRosa highlighted aubergine, rust, terra-cotta, burgundy, and oxidized earth tones. — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026 Black and oolong teas are not roasted, but oxidized to bring out different aromas. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Black Tea Black tea is fermented (oxidized). — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026 The palettes are often chalky and austere—bleached grays, oxidized browns—and the subject matter can blur into undifferentiated bulk. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 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 Green tea undergoes minimal oxidation, resulting in its fresh taste, while black tea is fully oxidized, producing a bolder flavor. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026 Coffee beans that have oxidized can grow stale, and stale coffee beans aren’t likely to result in a delicious pot of coffee. — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 2 May 2026 Inside the cell, the coal particles are directly oxidized through an oxide membrane, producing an electrochemical reaction that generates electricity on the spot. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026

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Its recruit and redeploy stages require roles decomposed into explicit tasks—making what AI can augment answerable task by task.

— Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Her arms and legs had been cut off and her body had significantly decomposed.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 July 2026

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Analysts on Wall Street generally reacted favorably to the results, with many firms raising their price targets on the stock.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Fans reacted to the news in the comments section of a separate Instagram Reel shared by the podcast’s official account, speculating about reasons for Spelling’s departure.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026

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The breakaway Super League succumbed to the pressure and disintegrated quickly, with nine of its founding members withdrawing in a matter of days.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
Flights in early 2025, though, ended in a series of failures including two in which the Starship upper stage disintegrated in a fiery cascade of debris across the skies visible from Florida and the Caribbean.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

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Olewack warns that older plumbing materials, such as cast iron, may be corroded and leaking, and that most homeowners choose to replace these older materials with PVC.

— Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Meanwhile, reinforcing steel in the pool deck and street-level parking slabs were corroded in some areas, according to NIST.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026

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Aerial police footage showed some homes in residential areas were completely flattened, including a few that crumbled into a nearby river.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Inspired by the bright, herb-forward flavors of traditional Middle Eastern tabbouleh, this hearty variation replaces bulgur with fluffy couscous and adds roasted eggplant and crumbled feta for extra substance and depth.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Definition of crumbled

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In order to have aqueous alteration there needs to be some internal heating [usually via radioactive elements] and if something forms later than everything else then there will be less heat [since many of the radioactive elements will have already decayed].

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 June 2026
But since sitting vacant, the property has decayed and listed in city property records as unoccupiable.

— Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026

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