degradation
Example Sentences
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"Degradation of successive varnish layers over the years made it even less visible," he added.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023
Degradation of signaling molecules and dephosphorylation of intermediates of the pathway are two ways signals are terminated within cells.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Degradation in the vehicle and the track — neither of which by itself may be sufficient to cause a derailment — also could have led to the derailment, experts say.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021
Degradation and woe — and zombies — are the norm when we dream of the future.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2016
In sixth grade, a bunch of kids including Margo and Chuck and me were forced by our parents to take ballroom dancing lessons at the Crown School of Humiliation, Degradation, and Dance.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing degradation
"Marigolds," Vocabulary from the short story
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By the Roots: Grad-, Gress-: to step
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"Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves" Vocabulary from the informational text
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