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as in deteriorates
to become worse or of less value
the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
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as in deepens
to make more severe
the harsh winter only worsened the fuel shortage
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Recent Examples of worsens
Sixteen million people risk losing all food assistance even as global hunger worsens.
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Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Others may find that dairy worsens their symptoms, possibly due to its high fat content.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 9 Nov. 2025
Esperance, the human-rights advocate who once opposed a foreign intervention and has since changed his mind as the gang violence worsens, said any election held now would in effect turn the country over to the gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Industry warnings come as inflation worsens and hiring wanes.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a contagious respiratory disease that typically begins with common cold symptoms and then worsens if left untreated.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
Just like a traditional hangover, ignoring the need to rest only worsens an introvert hangover.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Chronic brain inflammation contributes to neuronal death and worsens amyloid and tau pathology.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The fouling problem worsens in warm climates, where biological activity peaks year-round.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Others may find that dairy worsens their symptoms, possibly due to its high fat content.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 9 Nov. 2025
Esperance, the human-rights advocate who once opposed a foreign intervention and has since changed his mind as the gang violence worsens, said any election held now would in effect turn the country over to the gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Industry warnings come as inflation worsens and hiring wanes.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a contagious respiratory disease that typically begins with common cold symptoms and then worsens if left untreated.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
Just like a traditional hangover, ignoring the need to rest only worsens an introvert hangover.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Chronic brain inflammation contributes to neuronal death and worsens amyloid and tau pathology.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The fouling problem worsens in warm climates, where biological activity peaks year-round.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worsens
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The Backyard cast also features Katie MacNichol as Gladys’ daughter Ellen, Alexander Ameen as Ellen’s husband Howard, and William Huffaker as a young painter from Boston named Don Bowman whom Gladys seeks to help even as her mental state deteriorates.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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As the situation deteriorates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany among others have urged their nationals to leave Bamako.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The film follows poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as their love deepens, and the couple finds newfound appreciation for the preciousness of life after a terminal illness diagnosis.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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So the Barbra connection deepens and deepens.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Carol is casually chatting with her manager and romantic partner, Helen (Miriam Shor), when the pathogen descends on everyone, creating a horrific scene of silent, seizing bodies.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Regardless, this film also boasts a oner for the ages, as a raincoat mafia descends upon a rave and a pair of bloodthirsty lovers.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately for the squeamish 12-year-old me, the lifelike fluidity intensifies the story’s body-horror elements.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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The danger intensifies when storm surge coincides with high tide, rapidly elevating water levels and increasing the risk of widespread flooding.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Toby’s display, overall, looks a lot nicer, but when Paul goes to take a slice of his cake from the chocolate case, the whole thing crumbles to a mess.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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At times, the house would break apart onstage, with the top half lifted in the air, only for YoungBoy to start aggressively rapping, standing supreme while the house crumbles around him.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The National Turkey Federation estimated last year that up to 80% of turkey flocks were infected with AMPV, which complicates the situation with the surge in bird flu.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Stearn, who serves on the patient advisory council for Johns Hopkins Medicine, says the loss of telehealth services complicates life for almost everyone – from the working person to Stearn's own 90-year-old mother, who hates traveling to and from the doctor.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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To confront vaquita declines, in 2019 the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species established an agreement to help eliminate supply and demand for totoabas and help remove gill nets from the upper Gulf of California.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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Then if a player who declines a qualifying offer signs elsewhere, their new team must forfeit at least one draft pick and their previous team is granted one as compensation.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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Money could be at the heart of the power struggle when Mars aggravates Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The minuscule particles can lead to breathing problems like bronchitis and cause inflammation that aggravates diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Worsens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worsens. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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