degraded
Example Sentences
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But the majority - 86% - are in a degraded condition, meaning they emit rather than store carbon.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
They also observed that biological materials formed a continuum ranging from well preserved to heavily degraded.
From Science Daily • May 12, 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
At that point, I knew I didn’t want to be a part of this group or any group that degraded or humiliated people like that ever again.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
Vocabulary lists containing degraded
"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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"Ellen West" by Frank Bidart
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