as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown
the decomposed remains of an old tree trunk
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as in decayed
to go through decomposition
detectives needed to know how long it would take a corpse to decompose to that advanced state
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Recent Examples of decomposed
Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Officers unzipped the bag and found a decomposed head and torso, according to the documents.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Consider filling the gaps with decomposed granite to give your flagstone garden path a more professional look.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
Inside the container were the badly decomposed remains of an infant.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner Bill Brown said Melodee's decomposed body was found in a rural area outside of Cainville in Wayne County, discovered by a man and a woman taking photos.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Constance catches Trisha on her way out and shows her Willem's decomposed body, which has finally been dug up and delivered home by Garret.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
McCormack’s decomposed body was found in a pink suitcase near Missouri Highway 59 between Lanagan, Missouri, and Noel, Missouri, on July 29, 2019, according to the plea agreement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
In both cases, the remains were decomposed, and appeared that they may have been moved around multiple locations before being discovered, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
As water conservation is a priority more than ever, homeowners are discovering sustainable hardscaping options like gravel and decomposed granite.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Some bodies are too far decomposed to be identified.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Fifty-six days later, homicide investigators arrive at Oliver’s apartment to find an unidentified body—brutally murdered and intentionally decomposed.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
The body was decomposed, a fire official said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Since some of the soil has likely decomposed so a fresh layer may be needed in late February or before growth begins.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Rather than routing entire documents to a single model, documents will be decomposed into constituent parts such as titles, paragraphs, tables and images and be routed to the model or agent best suited to understand it.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
According to Silverman, the officers unzipped the bag and saw a decomposed head and torso.
—Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Officers unzipped the bag and found a decomposed head and torso, according to the documents.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Consider filling the gaps with decomposed granite to give your flagstone garden path a more professional look.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
Inside the container were the badly decomposed remains of an infant.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner Bill Brown said Melodee's decomposed body was found in a rural area outside of Cainville in Wayne County, discovered by a man and a woman taking photos.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Constance catches Trisha on her way out and shows her Willem's decomposed body, which has finally been dug up and delivered home by Garret.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
McCormack’s decomposed body was found in a pink suitcase near Missouri Highway 59 between Lanagan, Missouri, and Noel, Missouri, on July 29, 2019, according to the plea agreement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The detail was that Rivas’ body was not only badly decomposed when it was found – it had been dismembered and separated into two bags before being placed in the trunk of the Tesla.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
In both cases, the remains were decomposed, and appeared that they may have been moved around multiple locations before being discovered, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
As water conservation is a priority more than ever, homeowners are discovering sustainable hardscaping options like gravel and decomposed granite.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Some bodies are too far decomposed to be identified.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Fifty-six days later, homicide investigators arrive at Oliver’s apartment to find an unidentified body—brutally murdered and intentionally decomposed.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
The body was decomposed, a fire official said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Since some of the soil has likely decomposed so a fresh layer may be needed in late February or before growth begins.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Rather than routing entire documents to a single model, documents will be decomposed into constituent parts such as titles, paragraphs, tables and images and be routed to the model or agent best suited to understand it.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decomposed
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But it’s most often used in a more contemporary story as an ancestral home of an ancient, perhaps even rotten Establishment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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False teeth had been used since Colonial years, with various attempts to replace rotten teeth that had been extracted to avoid illness.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported that Clearlake and Boehly each explored buying the other one out as the relationship between them decayed.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Class sizes in many districts have grown, support services have dwindled and buildings have decayed.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That said, ensuring community pets are thoroughly taken care of—perhaps even spoiled— is a cause many feel called to support.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
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The spousal death brings Madison Avenue queen Stacy out of New York City with her urban-spoiled daughters and granddaughters.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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There was more funding for higher education, less restrictive laws, lower voting ages, better reproductive rights for women and easier divorces, while icons of popular culture gained far greater prominence and influence as stuffy hierarchies disintegrated.—
Jason Burke,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump is now the symbol, but the movement started in 1992, the year the Soviet Union disintegrated, Gone was the communist menace.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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How to Plant Bare Root Roses Carefully inspect the roots and cut off any that are broken, cracked, rotted, or show signs of insect damage.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dead fruit rotted on withered evergreens, remnants of a record-cold February.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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