as in rotting
to form rust
The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.
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Recent Examples of rusting
Facilities should ensure that slides are properly secured to the ground and equipment isn’t rusting.
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Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
In May 2012, the site was cluttered with tractors and rusting farm equipment.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Old mine buildings and rusting machinery slowly decay, some of them now submerged in floodwaters.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
The beams in the Palm House at Kew Gardens are rusting.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Additional reports documented rusting meat racks, doors that failed to close completely and staff who ignored required handwashing stations.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
As mentioned, the original Renault 5 was the poster car for rusting straight off the production line, so the structural integrity of chassis and bodywork is worth noting on any R5 Turbo being considered for purchase.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
In May 2012, the site was cluttered with tractors and rusting farm equipment.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Old mine buildings and rusting machinery slowly decay, some of them now submerged in floodwaters.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
The beams in the Palm House at Kew Gardens are rusting.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Additional reports documented rusting meat racks, doors that failed to close completely and staff who ignored required handwashing stations.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
As mentioned, the original Renault 5 was the poster car for rusting straight off the production line, so the structural integrity of chassis and bodywork is worth noting on any R5 Turbo being considered for purchase.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rusting
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Buy fresh-looking pumpkins without blemishes, soft spots, or rotting stems.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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It can also be used to describe the brain-rotting content itself.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sometimes higher levels could mean more decomposing vegetation, not animal feces.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Investigators found 189 decomposing bodies stored at room temperature at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose in 2023 and charged owners Jon and Carie Hallford with abuse of a corpse, theft and forgery.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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On Earth, vivianite is frequently found in peat bogs and around decaying organic matter—another item on the microbes’ menu.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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On Earth, Vivianite is found in sediments, peat bogs and around decaying organic matter, while some forms of microbial life can produce greigite.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For the anti-Semitic parties of the right, the Jews were the main subject, the driving force corroding national strength and health.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Rusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rusting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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