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 Tea Black tea is fermented (oxidized).
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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.
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Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
23 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
Green tea undergoes minimal oxidation, resulting in its fresh taste, while black tea is fully oxidized, producing a bolder flavor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
For the headstrong, maternal Agnes, who is spiritually caught between the modern world and a more ancient, primal place, Turzanska used a palette of sanguine, rust, russet, crimson, and prune, inspired by the different stages of blood—from freshly oxidized to aged, clotted, and scabbed.
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Elaina Patton,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
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
For the headstrong, maternal Agnes, who is spiritually caught between the modern world and a more ancient, primal place, Turzanska used a palette of sanguine, rust, russet, crimson, and prune, inspired by the different stages of blood—from freshly oxidized to aged, clotted, and scabbed.
—
Elaina Patton,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oxidized
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Remains of dogs too decomposed to be recovered were also found in the same field, the sheriff's office said.
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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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This route makes the most sense for fans that have rusted all over.
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Be sure that the jars are free of nicks and cracks, and the lids aren't dented or rusted.
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Read more about how Speaker Johnson and Leader Thune reacted here.
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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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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.
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Any potential scoring opportunity in the fifth inning disintegrated after Dalton Rushing’s leadoff walk.
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Meanwhile, reinforcing steel in the pool deck and street-level parking slabs were corroded in some areas, according to NIST.
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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?
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The Continental Army went into the battle with a two-to-one advantage in numbers, but when most of the American militia crumbled in the face of a British bayonet charge, Pumphrey's unit was outnumbered, Wise says.
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The fronts of two rowhomes crumbled to the ground Monday night as severe weather hit the Delaware Valley.
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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].
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But since sitting vacant, the property has decayed and listed in city property records as unoccupiable.
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“Oxidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oxidized. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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