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
Adjective
  • Dallas restaurant inspectors found a live rat on a glue trap at one location and a pot of moldy soup at another in the latest round of health inspections, according to the inspection report.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Sliced tomato and raw beef patties measured outside of proper holding temperatures, and there were moldy tomatoes inside the refrigerator.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • If moisture isn’t properly removed, the result may be a moldy, mildewy couch.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Those kept in the more acidic water were significantly more corroded, and had far more cracks and holes, especially at the root and tooth base.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Putrescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putrescent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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