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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
The rapidly worsening dynamics seem to have jolted lawmakers on Capitol Hill, who after weeks of stalemate have started to take back-channel negotiations about potential shutdown off-ramps more seriously.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Yoga may relieve stress that may worsen constipation.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Grubbs went on to share clips of the weather worsening and ultimately shared a clip of her overlooking the balcony of her hotel room.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In fact, that kind of thinking may worsen the very problem these leaders claim to care about.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Yoga may relieve stress that may worsen constipation.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
Grubbs went on to share clips of the weather worsening and ultimately shared a clip of her overlooking the balcony of her hotel room.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In fact, that kind of thinking may worsen the very problem these leaders claim to care about.
—Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worsen
Verb
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Residents should also remain alert to rapidly changing forecasts, as conditions may deteriorate quickly.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Grace appears dazed when others pick up on her ache, and takes a perverse pleasure in Jackson’s struggle to deal with her deteriorating mental health.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Petrol price increases and the naira currency’s unstable exchange rate to the dollar had driven inflation beyond 30% last year, aggravating a cost of living crisis.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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There are signs that the Russian military is repeatedly hitting the same areas to aggravate the population’s suffering.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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But when her husband told her that his father would inherit everything, her sense of security began to crumble.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Vilgefortz, true to form, begins by leading a squadron that blasts magic so aggressively at the fortress that some of them crumble into bones on the spot.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Japan, one of the world’s most homogeneous nations, faces deepening labor shortages as its birth rate plummets and its population ages.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Using fractional diffusion theory, the research deepens understanding of transient charging behaviors in complex materials, which is key to designing high-performance components used for advanced engineering electrochemical systems in general.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jones, who was a regular on the NBC sketch series from 2014 to 2019, was one of the dozens of former cast members who descended on Studio 8H for the epic evening.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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An avalanche of water descended through cracks in the ceiling of Brooklyn's Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station, forming pseudo waterfalls, according to Storyful.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Violence has intensified, humanitarian aid remains blocked, and political prisoners, including my mother, remain behind bars.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet even among a number of Christians seeking to raise awareness and intensify efforts to put an end to systematic abuses committed by Boko Haram and other jihadi movements, the prospect of foreign intervention raises serious concerns.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In a social media video, Madi said her father's health declined in the months following an early-stage prostate cancer diagnosis.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Administration submitted an emergency filing to the Supreme Court after an appeals court declined to block the injunction.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, his Administration announced that, owing to air-traffic-controller shortages exacerbated by the shutdown, ten per cent of all flights at forty major airports around the country would be cancelled, causing travel mayhem in a high-stakes bid to force Democrats to end the impasse.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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Amid the shutdown, federal employees, including air traffic controllers, are not being paid for their work, exacerbating existing staffing shortages.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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