as in rusting
to combine chemically with oxygen
Iron will oxidize if it is exposed to air and moisture.
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Recent Examples of oxidizing
What's more, the oxidizing process would simply start again, and the entire structure would turn green again in a few short years.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Looking ahead, the team plans to add protective coatings to enable the device to survive open-air use without oxidizing.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Today, the entire industrialized world is held up by the energy released by oxidizing organic carbon back to CO2.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Looking ahead, the team plans to add protective coatings to enable the device to survive open-air use without oxidizing.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Today, the entire industrialized world is held up by the energy released by oxidizing organic carbon back to CO2.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oxidizing
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Protect Your Lawn Mower A coating of WD-40 will protect your lawn mower parts from rusting and corrosion.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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These pots are exactly like the ones described above, except that they have been coated in porcelain enamel in order to protect them from rusting.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Directors of a Texas funeral home are accused of neglecting bodies found decomposing in their mortuary without working air conditioning, authorities say.—
Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mushrooms also thrive in decomposing wood mulch.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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After a year of living with her forever family, one rescue dog still holds onto memories of the day she was adopted by reacting to a specific item, which the owner put to the test.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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With attendance just up on 2024’s event, the story of Mipcom 2025 is how the TV industry is reacting to this traction, especially by way of its exploration of possible partnership with YouTube and the creative economy revolution.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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As gifts go, this one comes much belated—and with a high risk of disintegrating even as it is being unwrapped.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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The electrical grid is disintegrating, with hours-long blackouts common across the island.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Its crumbling buildings swallowed by greenery are starkly beautiful and deeply eerie, even more so as the cooler seasons creep in and sea mists descend.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Sclerotic growth, stagnant real wages, and crumbling public services are generating profound dissatisfaction.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
18 Oct. 2025
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For the anti-Semitic parties of the right, the Jews were the main subject, the driving force corroding national strength and health.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Oxidizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oxidizing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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