as in neglected
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a dilapidated car that had seen better days
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Recent Examples of dilapidated
Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
Speaking to a regional health board last month, Regina Coeli's governor, Claudia Clementi, said overcrowding meant the dilapidated facility was operating on a knife-edge.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Like a dilapidated old house, many of these agencies are in dire need of a total renovation.
—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
The window overlooks an empty, dilapidated room with a table and bare walls.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Ford invested $740 million into renovating the depot and transforming several other sites in the immediate Corktown district so that now the dilapidated train station is the centerpiece of a new campus devoted to future mobility technology that draws in thousands of visitors.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024
Speaking to a regional health board last month, Regina Coeli's governor, Claudia Clementi, said overcrowding meant the dilapidated facility was operating on a knife-edge.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Like a dilapidated old house, many of these agencies are in dire need of a total renovation.
—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
The window overlooks an empty, dilapidated room with a table and bare walls.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidated
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In the century that followed, amputation remained a neglected area of medicine.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The business owners hoped to revitalize a neglected commercial stretch.Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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That’s good news, considering phosphorous pollution has degraded water quality in the Everglades for decades and remains a challenge.Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
Adjective
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By the time Rip and Lloyd dump Jamie’s body and set his car ablaze in a desolate field in Iowa, her cover story is validated, and warrants are issued against Jamie for aggravated assault and domestic violence.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, the Russians should know best about the desolate state of affairs inside the Syrian security and military apparatus.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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But as is typical of City at the moment, there was another sudden collapse, this miserable run was extended, and Guardiola’s attempt to fix things failed spectacularly.Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The storm’s sloppy mess of heavy rain and strong winds will make for treacherous travel and a miserable day in the Northeast’s major cities.Elisa Raffa, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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McArdle looked down and felt a surge of sadness: The man was sleeping on several layers of cardboard, his head resting on a backpack, a tattered book slipped beneath it.Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Shane Colombo’s father, Ernesto, brought a tattered file of paperwork to each day of the court proceedings.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Yet as the Syrian military rapidly disintegrated, Iran was notably absent.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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The relationship with William and Kate had already disintegrated, as well as with a number of the staff at Kensington Palace, and tensions with media had been in overdrive.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The big picture: Not too shabby for a guy who barely dabbled in politics until the past year or so.Axios, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Looks pretty shabby when Android phones up and down the budget spectrum offer 120Hz displays.Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Dilapidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilapidated. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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