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verb

past tense of putrefy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putrefied
Adjective
  • Lit candles, images on paper and a plaster statue of the folk saint Gauchito Gil, flowers in green plastic bottles, simple bouquets of jasmine floating in rotten water inside coffee cans, a lot of plastic flowers to keep the place colorful.
    Mariana Enriquez October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Karen Read case exposed just how rotten the Bay State justice system can be.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first was that the obstacles were decomposed into cuboids.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Rivas’ cause and manner of death are still being determined by the medical examiner; the exam is taking longer than usual as the remains were severely decomposed.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Of the 20 dead cats, eight were too decayed for a necropsy exam, which determines the cause of death of a dead animal and any associated diseases or injuries.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The breakthrough came when researchers focused on coelomic fluid, the internal liquid surrounding the sea stars’ organs, rather than tissue from decayed specimens.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Riverfront Times, portions of his fingers had rotted away before anyone found him.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • When a small job of filling in a hole that a pet has dug or where a root has rotted, homeowners can easily handle this type of job themselves.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Their party gets spoiled when a CCTV camera operator calls to inform the police.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Look who the spoiled brats are, relatively speaking.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When breaking down what the heck happened over the last four months, the first item on the list is the way New York’s starting rotation disintegrated.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In 2014, the American team disintegrated under Tom Watson’s leadership at Gleneagles in Scotland.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Putrefied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putrefied. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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