as in rotted
to form rust
The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.
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Recent Examples of rusted
Be sure that the jars are free of nicks and cracks, and the lids aren't dented or rusted.
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Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
My French and Dutch rusted like old bicycles.
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Joseph O’Neill,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
This type of coverage typically replaces car parts that have rusted through.
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Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Not to mention, tools that have rusted can become dangerous and need to be tossed immediately for safety precautions.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
Six cans of evaporated milk were rusted enough to draw Stop Sales.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Some reels were rusted and misshapen, pieces of nitrate had crumbled, and other strips were stuck together.
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Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
If cans have rusted or burst seams, throw them out right away.
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Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
Clumsy, rigid, rusted solid, waiting for a significant infusion of WD-40.
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Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
My French and Dutch rusted like old bicycles.
—
Joseph O’Neill,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
This type of coverage typically replaces car parts that have rusted through.
—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Not to mention, tools that have rusted can become dangerous and need to be tossed immediately for safety precautions.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
Six cans of evaporated milk were rusted enough to draw Stop Sales.
—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Some reels were rusted and misshapen, pieces of nitrate had crumbled, and other strips were stuck together.
—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
If cans have rusted or burst seams, throw them out right away.
—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
Clumsy, rigid, rusted solid, waiting for a significant infusion of WD-40.
—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rusted
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While the timber has long since rotted away, the posts lined up to point directly at the rising sun during the summer solstice and the setting sun at the winter solstice — in the same way as Stonehenge.
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The storm hit Jamaica on August 12, splintering three hundred homes, and 90 percent of banana crops rotted to black in the post-storm humidity.
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Prosecutor Cheryl Galvin disagreed, saying that while the body had decomposed, the medical examiner was still able to conclude Chiodo died by homicide due to blunt force and sharp force injuries.
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Compost is decomposed organic matter, created when microorganisms break down plant materials, food scraps, leaves, manure, and other organic inputs.
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In order to have aqueous alteration there needs to be some internal heating [usually via radioactive elements] and if something forms later than everything else then there will be less heat [since many of the radioactive elements will have already decayed].
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But since sitting vacant, the property has decayed and listed in city property records as unoccupiable.
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Meanwhile, reinforcing steel in the pool deck and street-level parking slabs were corroded in some areas, according to NIST.
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What better time than the summer of the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence to reflect on how Trump’s years of lying have corroded the citizenry’s essential belief in the integrity of elections?
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“Rusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rusted. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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