fester

Example Sentences

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Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"We saw the police stand by and do nothing and, sadly, we've seen that from that moment on hate was allowed to fester."

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

If doubts about private lenders continue to fester, pensions and other large institutional investors could become forced sellers of index funds to avoid realizing losses on their private-asset holdings.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

“As a result, we’ve let problems fester, missed opportunities and neglected partners,” he wrote in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Her skirt caught the cool evening wind, which tugged her away even fester.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld