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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
This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017
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
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
This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017
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
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
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The expansion adds 14 new galleries, a children’s art and education studio, and new public spaces for events and programs, encompassing 17,000 square feet of interior space and four additional acres of preserved greenspace.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some versions add preserved lemon, anchovies, capers or tomatoes.—
CAROLE KOTKIN,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Your Sterile Drugs, Like Eye Drops, Could Become Dangerous Or Deadly The FDA helps ensure that sterile drugs are actually sterile — non-toxic and uncontaminated.—
Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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The wealthy were generally able to afford higher quality, authentic, uncontaminated products.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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Excavations of the burial chamber also found untouched ancient ceramic artifacts, such as vases, jars, lamps and plates, archaeologists said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Churchill hopes Netflix will find a way to capture the hunt for a sea creature in the province’s unspoiled landscape and pristine shorelines ahead of a possible second season.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Men pay a price to see the unspoiled and untrod places of earth.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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The wine service at Chenin, a 10-seat wine and craft cocktail bar that opened at the ground level of The Siren Hotel, is equally pristine.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo Earlier this year, a titanium mine was slated for construction on the edge of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, an unusually diverse ecosystem that is home to some of the country’s most pristine wetlands.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 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
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Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are lined up to start for the Dodgers – and will meet them in San Diego well-rested and untainted by the lackluster effort at Coors Field.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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Trading card valuations can offer a unique market assessment of fan interest and player marketability, untainted by the structural constraints that artificially suppress WNBA salaries.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Undecomposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undecomposed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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