as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of molding
Instead, their focus is on becoming an expert on their baby rather than molding their baby into a particular pattern.
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
That’s not something often said about freshman pitchers, especially at top programs, which tend to acquire live arms who need help molding their natural gifts.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Save them for coating marshmallows, making peppermint bark, and molding candies.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
As the primary person who’s in Ball’s presence and ear more than anybody, his responsibility to aid in molding the 24-year-old is chief among the tasks on his daily to-do lists.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
That’s not something often said about freshman pitchers, especially at top programs, which tend to acquire live arms who need help molding their natural gifts.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Save them for coating marshmallows, making peppermint bark, and molding candies.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
As the primary person who’s in Ball’s presence and ear more than anybody, his responsibility to aid in molding the 24-year-old is chief among the tasks on his daily to-do lists.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
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Scientists have also observed that these electrical signals become more active when the hyphae of wood-decomposing fungi come into contact with wood, suggesting fungi might use this signaling to relay information about nutrients or damage across their networks.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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These electrical signals become more active when the hyphae of wood-decomposing fungi touch wood.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the Dominican Republic deported more than 100,000 Haitians back to their disintegrating country.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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The meteor traveled about 58 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating 29 miles above tiny Calflax in unincorporated Fresno County, Cooke said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Now, plans are finally underway to remove the rotting vestiges of the structure.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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Just keep it a couple of inches away from plant crowns and stems to avoid rotting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The mill was abandoned in the 1970s, the rail line in the ’80s, and both sat decaying until just before the pandemic.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the decaying physical structure, Richards highlighted a decrease in correction officer staffing levels such that people inside do not feel safe.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molding. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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