decomposition

Example Sentences

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Rather than destroying a cherished American symbol, Williams was once again staging its decomposition — now in a larger sense and in view of the public.

From New York Times

Composting food emits less greenhouse gas than landfilling because the decomposition happens in open air instead of in a covered pit.

From Reuters

The gas fixes onto tissue proteins, stiffening them and inhibiting decomposition for roughly 24 hours.

From New York Times

Much like their kindred democracies in the United States and Europe, those of Latin America are experiencing a decomposition of traditional party allegiances amid waves of right- and left-wing populism.

From Washington Post

The lack of oxygen in the deep water would slow the decomposition process, enabling mummification to unfold, which is a process that has been documented in so-called bog bodies—swamp-preserved remains of medieval humans.

From Scientific American