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rotting

ADJECTIVE
crumbling
Synonyms


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"I just feel that we're wasting our lives in here and rotting away," Craig said.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Before our kids even learn the alphabet, we hand them tablets, and we know from neurological imagery that it is rotting their brains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Others had fruit sitting on the ground beneath, most of it not quite orange, rotting.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The air is rife with hydrogen sulfide, carrying the familiar smell of rotting eggs.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Instead of climbing the rotting steps, Lissa stood on the grass, her face wistful, and gazed at the house.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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