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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a seedy but historic neighborhood that's just waiting for some new homeowners to come in and rehabilitate it
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as in tattered
worn or torn into or as if into rags
chose old, seedy clothes to wear while painting the bathroom
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Recent Examples of seedy
These super seedy power cookies are exactly that.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
After ending up as the King of Chicago’s seedy underbelly with a pregnant partner (Carmela Zumbado) and new alliances ready to take a bullet for him, Tommy has a good thing going for him in the Windy City.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of doing many seedy things on behalf of Meta’s bottom line, but the latest allegations may blow the rest out of the water.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
To a particularly seedy neighborhood of London?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
After ending up as the King of Chicago’s seedy underbelly with a pregnant partner (Carmela Zumbado) and new alliances ready to take a bullet for him, Tommy has a good thing going for him in the Windy City.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of doing many seedy things on behalf of Meta’s bottom line, but the latest allegations may blow the rest out of the water.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
To a particularly seedy neighborhood of London?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seedy
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The city announced the move to the East Village in March, as part of the plan to close the dilapidated and sometimes violence-prone 30th Street center.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Its dilapidated state and lack of funding — just $25,000 was budgeted for programming by the city last year — prevents the facility from offering a full slate of services for residents.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the foreground of the painting was a car encampment with a tattered floral sheet woven through the windows, cloth tarps and couch cushions creating a shield against the elements.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Many wore tattered flip-flops or shoes that offered little protection.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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For patients living with rare and neglected diseases, the next breakthrough treatment might already be sitting in a pharmaceutical company’s filing cabinet.—
Annette Bakker,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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When first performed at L.A. Opera a decade ago, the lavish production, co-produced with English National Opera, helped recover a neglected opera.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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So, the books around it sparkle on the shelf, and this book alone is old and ragged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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In another famous tale, Hoja arrives at a feast wearing old and ragged clothes and is treated rudely.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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For the second time in a week, the Dodgers made a minor-league acquisition of a faded pitching prospect with impressive velocity but poor control.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Jenner is pictured wearing a pair of faded yellow jeans and a white tank top, paired with a belly chain.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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