1
as in worsening
to become worse or of less value
the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect
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as in degrading
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue
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as in deteriorated
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as in declining
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Recent Examples of deteriorating
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
As Sweet noted, elevated inflation and deteriorating labor market conditions typically call for conflicting monetary responses.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The women contend both men are of advanced age and that Powell’s health is deteriorating.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The fall in home borrowing costs comes as the bond market flashes signals that the US economy may be deteriorating more than expected, after new data suggested that the US labor market was much weaker than previously thought.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
In San Francisco, a development called Hunters View built in 1956 to provide temporary workforce housing was still inhabited and badly deteriorating by the early 2000s.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the case of the Smurl family, the patriarch’s deteriorating mental health was speculated as the culprit for what was happening at the house.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The property transfer and payment afforded the city funding to knock down the five-story relic — which had been unused and deteriorating for decades — but clearing the lot of its large pile of debris remained a financial and logistical hurdle.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Three generations of our family left California because deteriorating air quality worsened their respiratory conditions.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The designation reflects the deteriorating relations between the United States and one of its closest Latin American allies.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
As Sweet noted, elevated inflation and deteriorating labor market conditions typically call for conflicting monetary responses.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The women contend both men are of advanced age and that Powell’s health is deteriorating.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The fall in home borrowing costs comes as the bond market flashes signals that the US economy may be deteriorating more than expected, after new data suggested that the US labor market was much weaker than previously thought.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
In San Francisco, a development called Hunters View built in 1956 to provide temporary workforce housing was still inhabited and badly deteriorating by the early 2000s.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the case of the Smurl family, the patriarch’s deteriorating mental health was speculated as the culprit for what was happening at the house.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The property transfer and payment afforded the city funding to knock down the five-story relic — which had been unused and deteriorating for decades — but clearing the lot of its large pile of debris remained a financial and logistical hurdle.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Three generations of our family left California because deteriorating air quality worsened their respiratory conditions.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deteriorating
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Fortunately, just as the worsening problem feels insurmountable, solutions are becoming feasible.—
Dan Riskin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wall Street anticipated interest rates to be eased in recent weeks, following hotter-than-expected jobs data that indicated the labor market was degrading at a faster pace than projected, and inflation, which ticked up again in August while still above the central bank’s 2% goal.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, a protective crystalline layer is then applied to the tape to prevent the DNA from degrading.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But with the deteriorated state, the possibility remains that the building may soon be auctioned off with no protection against demolition.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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As a result, there are 800,000 deteriorated apartments in New York today.—
Nicholas Pileggi,
Curbed,
15 Aug. 2025
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While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant.—
Tom MacCubbin,
orlandosentinel.com,
6 Mar. 2021
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In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
15 May 2020
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In just a few days, the central bank is expected to lower interest rates for the first time since December to shore up America’s crumbling labor market.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The film, based on a novel by Karina Sainz Borgo, stars Natalia Reyes as a woman forced to grapple with the death of her mother against the backdrop of a crumbling city and a gang that has overtaken her apartment building.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the central bank is now shifting focus to a weakening labor market, as job growth has slowed in recent months.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Amodei’s comments come as recent data points to a labor market that is weakening quicker than expected.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than 2,200 elite track and field athletes are descending on Tokyo for the upcoming world championships, but Cooper Lutkenhaus might be the only one to pack homework.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some lava tubes that wrap across the surface of the Red Planet could make perfect protective shells to position prefabricated human habitats transported aboard the massive Starship capsules that are now counting down to descending on Mars.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The additional time exposed to harsh radiation is, not surprisingly, corrupting JunoCam's images.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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This comes as reports continue to roll in that another August update fail has been corrupting PC SSDs when writing large files.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Deteriorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deteriorating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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