degraded
Example Sentences
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The material was designed to localize to injured tissue by binding to leaky microvasculature and was largely degraded within about three days.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The dawn of the electrical age was constrained by a logistical bottleneck: Thomas Edison’s direct current systems could only transmit power about a mile before the voltage degraded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Given the "substantial amount of time that passed between her death and the discovery", evidence had degraded or disappeared, he said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
"The substantial amount of time that passed between her death and the discovery meant that crucial evidence had degraded or disappeared."
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
The two children were on the sofa, their sobs having degraded into tearful whimpers.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing degraded
"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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"Ellen West" by Frank Bidart
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