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as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
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Recent Examples of worsen
Low visibility, extremely low temperatures and worsening road conditions are also factors.
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2026
Residents say conditions worsened as the winter storm intensified, while city officials insist the shelters were adequately supplied.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Some ice over roads in North Texas turned to slush Monday afternoon, but conditions are expected to worsen overnight as temperatures drop again and remain below freezing, increasing the risk of black ice, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Conditions have continued to worsen.
—Carol Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2026
Residents say conditions worsened as the winter storm intensified, while city officials insist the shelters were adequately supplied.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Some ice over roads in North Texas turned to slush Monday afternoon, but conditions are expected to worsen overnight as temperatures drop again and remain below freezing, increasing the risk of black ice, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Conditions have continued to worsen.
—Carol Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worsen
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Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly once snow begins, and hazardous conditions could persist into Sunday morning before snow tapers off.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Travel conditions could deteriorate rapidly as early as Friday evening.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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After the game, head coach Doc Rivers confirmed to reporters that Antetokounmpo aggravated the calf injury which sidelined him for three-plus weeks in December.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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But in other parts of the city the presence of ICE was aggravating existing antipathy for local law enforcement.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The old guard is crumbling, as the NCAA no longer regulates the economic exchange of value between schools and their players—not to mention the outside intervention of third-party interests.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But questions kept coming, and my trust was crumbling.—
Margaret Keane,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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In 2013, Skakel walked out of prison as a free man and later saw his conviction vacated in a move that further deepened the mystery of who Moxley’s true killer is.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Gro-Low sumac performs best in full sun and tolerates partial shade, but will become less vigorous as the shade deepens.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Absolute silence descended on the scene.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement And even with this understanding, just hours after witnessing the apparent ease in which an ICE agent can pull a trigger, thousands of protestors still descended into public spaces across the country, refusing to disappear quietly.—
Paola Ramos,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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The visits focus on loneliness and emotional distress, issues that many survivors say have intensified amid the war in Ukraine and rising antisemitism in the United States.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Coleman declined to pursue the case, a police report said.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Across the other devices, both Mac and Wearables, Home & Accessories sales declined year over year, while the market anticipated slight growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The betrayal was exacerbated by back-and-forth arguing online and the posting of explicit material, only worsened when the two groups met up in Oakland the night of the shooting.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The rapid growth and use of AI tools, coupled with the lack of regulation, supercharges mis- and disinformation and greatly impacts efforts to address all these threats and exacerbates every other impending disaster, Holz said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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