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 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 Enstatite chondrites are the least oxidized chondrites, carbonaceous ones are the most oxidized, and ordinary chondrites have an intermediate oxidation level. — Javier Barbuzano, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026

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Remains of dogs too decomposed to be recovered were also found in the same field, the sheriff's office said.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Every project should be decomposed into tasks, with explicit categorization of which are human, AI or hybrid.

— Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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These cracks were filled by the lime clasts that reacted with salt or rainwater to recrystallize.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
In October 2020, Burnham happened to be holding a news conference on live TV, when an aide passed him a phone with news of another lockdown — and the mayor reacted angrily, lashing out at the central government.

— Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 July 2026

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In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
The meteor — which is thought to be a small chunk of a much larger asteroid — was probably too small and traveled too fast to survive atmospheric entry and instead disintegrated entirely, leaving no parts of it to fall to the ground in the form of meteorites.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 June 2026

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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
What better time than the summer of the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence to reflect on how Trump’s years of lying have corroded the citizenry’s essential belief in the integrity of elections?

— Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

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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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