as in rotting
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as in deteriorated
to become worse or of less value
the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted
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as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
rotting vegetation on the bank of the river
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Recent Examples of rotted
John Mariani, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
That includes money to replace a lot of wood that rotted away due to holes in the roof and walls.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
With the high humidity, most of the stock had rotted in a few days.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Rourke alleged that the floors were rotted, there was no running water in a couple of places there should have been and the place was infested with rodents.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Vineyards were ripped out in record numbers in California, France, and elsewhere, and in some regions, grapes went unharvested and rotted on the vine.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
Economies rotted under the weight of crony capitalism or the various lies, cheats, and inefficiencies of socialism, unless temporarily sustained by external aid (Cuba) or oil (Iraq, Libya, Iran).
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
The foundation is sand, and the frame has rotted.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 11 Dec. 2025
While Mexico completed its about-face on migration, California’s lettuce crop rotted due to a lack of farmhands.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Many grapes become too rotted and are left to wither away.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
Politically, the regime has rotted from within, discarding, discrediting, or detaining its own kind.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
That includes money to replace a lot of wood that rotted away due to holes in the roof and walls.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
With the high humidity, most of the stock had rotted in a few days.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Rourke alleged that the floors were rotted, there was no running water in a couple of places there should have been and the place was infested with rodents.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Vineyards were ripped out in record numbers in California, France, and elsewhere, and in some regions, grapes went unharvested and rotted on the vine.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2026
Economies rotted under the weight of crony capitalism or the various lies, cheats, and inefficiencies of socialism, unless temporarily sustained by external aid (Cuba) or oil (Iraq, Libya, Iran).
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
The foundation is sand, and the frame has rotted.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 11 Dec. 2025
While Mexico completed its about-face on migration, California’s lettuce crop rotted due to a lack of farmhands.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotted
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Harald’s physical health has deteriorated in recent years, requiring Haakon to act as regent on occasion.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The relationship deteriorated further after Horvath and her colleagues voted to shift hundreds of millions of dollars out of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county partnership, and into a new county agency on homelessness.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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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
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The body was decomposed, a fire official said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some are sandy; others are rich in organic matter formed from centuries of decayed plants.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Of the 20 dead cats, eight were too decayed for a necropsy exam, which determines the cause of death of a dead animal and any associated diseases or injuries.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Striking out on his own Kaszas was born in Budapest in May 1987, two years to the week before the Iron Curtain crumbled and Hungary’s Communist regime ceased to exist.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Over the past year, hiring in the United States has slowed to a crawl, people’s feelings about the economy have crumbled and inflation has remained stubbornly elevated.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Stars had rebounded from a season-worst, six-match winless skid to construct a three-game points streak, which disintegrated on Tuesday in just their second loss in eight tail ends of back-to-back sets.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Eberflus’ best intentions and vision for winning football disintegrated due in part to his team’s lack of discipline and the coaching staff’s inability to steer out of even the smallest skids.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Try to get a look below the surface—if anything is broken, damaged, rotten, or desiccated, a simple trim could help.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Repairs to the balcony included removing and replacing rotten support beams, according to an invoice from Ameridian.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Crews descended the hillside and found a person inside the vehicle, who was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Tarek Fattal,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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On his way, two more drones descended and exploded.—
Michael Holtz,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The hospital cleared him for incarceration with a Narcan prescription and instructions to return to the emergency room if symptoms worsened, the lawsuit alleged.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Courtesy of Arlit Martinez-Carrada The day after Martinez-Carrada's arrest, her son's condition worsened significantly.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Rotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotted. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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