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Recent Examples of undecomposed
Aeration is also used when there is a layer of thatch (undecomposed organic matter) on top of the soil and beneath the runners.
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Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2022
Onions + Garlic Crop rotation plan Rotate with legumes, and avoid planting in soil with undecomposed organic matter.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2017
This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017
A dead monkey, still whole, still undecomposed, drifted back and forth with a certain precision upon those ripples and eddies without exit.
—Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2022
Onions + Garlic Crop rotation plan Rotate with legumes, and avoid planting in soil with undecomposed organic matter.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2017
This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017
A dead monkey, still whole, still undecomposed, drifted back and forth with a certain precision upon those ripples and eddies without exit.
—Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecomposed
Adjective
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Livestock should be moved to clean pastures or given uncontaminated fodder.—
David Kitchen,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2025
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The researchers will have to make it out alive and uncontaminated.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the challengers urged the Supreme Court to leave the district court orders untouched.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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But the Russian Federation—under heavy U.S. sanctions since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine—was left untouched.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Key Takeaways On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Cape Charles is known for its fishing industry, fresh seafood, and unspoiled waters.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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Opened last year, Quinta do Pinheiro is a collection of five houses inside a family estate in front of the Ria Formosa natural park near Luz da Tavira, one of the last corners of the Algarve that’s still wild and unspoiled.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, there’s the Ancient Agora and the stunningly pristine Temple of Hephaestus.—
JD Shadel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Pull up the dinghy to The Ranch Escapade, where pristine white sand invites visitors to while away the day with ice-cold drinks and simple, savory Caribbean fare.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The island’s primitive campsites are a great way to enjoy the unpolluted dark skies in a serene atmosphere.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2025
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This is not just good for farmers, but for the 1.8 million people who rely on unpolluted water from our three county reservoirs.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some replacements were found in the everyday speech of rural Anatolian villagers or the Turkic peoples of Central Asia, both of which were assumed to have preserved an untainted original Turkish.—
Nick Danforth,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Jan. 2015
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In the awards race, the question looms: Will any of the nominees make it to the ceremony untainted?—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Undecomposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undecomposed. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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