rotten
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If he has traveled an arc of self-improvement, it has still landed him in a pretty rotten place.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Protests erupted last month outside an immigrant detention facility in New Jersey after detainees launched a hunger and labor strike over what they called inhumane conditions such as rotten food and medical neglect.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
But a single bad day anywhere in that chain can mean tens of thousands of dollars lost in rotten produce.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
“But they go rotten very quickly once you pick them, so people make them into wine, or jam. I’ve never had them fresh.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing rotten
Oh, No! Synonyms for "Bad"
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So Bad: Synonyms for "Awful"
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