- present participle of deteriorate.
deteriorating
Example Sentences
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In May this year Patrick said hospital staff called to say his mother, Ann, was close to death, after she had been deteriorating over several months.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Park advocates have long argued that the existing city allocation is inadequate, leaving neighborhoods with decaying recreation centers, deteriorating swimming pools and filthy park bathrooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Instead of deteriorating our world, the real world will get people to reinvest in the real.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I believe equities are sniffing out the deteriorating credit quality in the $3 trillion of off-balance sheet items being used to finance the AI capex boom.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The book was completed after Huygens had returned to Holland in 1691, partly because of his deteriorating health, but also because the political climate in France had shifted once again.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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