rotten
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If Knicks fans need me to stand in a public square and pummel me with rotten vegetables, please name the square and vegetable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Bezos’ participation provided a flashpoint, the rotten cherry on top of the whole stinking “let them eat cake.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He says that many of them were thirsty, starving or had rotten feet after journeying into Evros.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
His belly rumbled loudly as he chewed on a length of rotten sausage.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing rotten
Oh, No! Synonyms for "Bad"
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