putrescent

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Recent Examples of putrescent This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc. Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 17 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putrescent
moldy
Adjective
  • The Paseo Inside the deli, there was moldy bread on shelves above the dish sink.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
  • The Rockies were moldy, having allowed 10 runs or more over four straight games before Sunday, the longest streak of pitching ineptitude by a National League club since Houston in 2007.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 May 2025

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“Putrescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putrescent. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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