as in to rot
to form rust
The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.
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Recent Examples of rust
The steamer is made of durable material, including a stainless steel panel that’s resistant to rust and oxidation.
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 7 June 2025
Has rusting ever been an issue with other toothbrushes?
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The reef is uninhabited, except for a navy garrison stationed aboard a rusting warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, which the country deliberately grounded in 1999 to stake its claim.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Digital sunlight lit rice sacks, bones, rusted chains and debris.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
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Isabel Garcia, People.com, 7 June 2025
Has rusting ever been an issue with other toothbrushes?
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The reef is uninhabited, except for a navy garrison stationed aboard a rusting warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, which the country deliberately grounded in 1999 to stake its claim.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Digital sunlight lit rice sacks, bones, rusted chains and debris.
—Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rust
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The oversized chair duo is made from environmentally friendly materials that are weather-resistant and won’t crack, fade, peel, or rot.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2025
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The world may have left England to rot (a subplot involving a foreign soldier implies that other nations have taken an active interest in helping that process along), but any society that allows an entire country to become an open-air graveyard is sick with a terrible virus of its own.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 June 2025
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However, when viruses were exposed to sunlight, many of them did not survive as long, decaying in under 24 hours.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The result was not only environmental catastrophe but license for unchecked consumption of cheap plastic goods that can take a few minutes to use but hundreds of years to decay.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Read Next National Son arrested two decades after dad found decomposing in NH home, officials say June 18, 2025 12:40 PM Read Next National 75-year-old found dead during welfare check, Delaware troopers say.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
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Then there was the time in 1986 when vandals broke into a crypt and stole the decomposing head of a woman, which was found under a car outside the grounds.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Rewriting American culture Accordingly, gun violence has undercut American patriotism, corroding the U.S. government’s soft power within its own borders.—
Jacob Ware,
The Conversation,
12 June 2025
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Another concern is the potential for lead pipes to corrode and leach dangerous lead levels into the water supplies of homes in the parish that have lead pipe connections.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Rust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rust. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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