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
Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
So where does this leave buyers without a few million in cash to throw down on a dilapidated brownstone?
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Dec. 2024
By then, mice and cats had beat him to it, nesting into the corners of the Nora Store and in its dilapidated kitchen.
—Angela George, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Just in front sit a few dilapidated rows of seats, a good number vandalised and all doing battle with the weeds gradually creeping through the concrete steps.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Things only get worse once the warring factions decide to move into the dilapidated home together.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
So where does this leave buyers without a few million in cash to throw down on a dilapidated brownstone?
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Dec. 2024
By then, mice and cats had beat him to it, nesting into the corners of the Nora Store and in its dilapidated kitchen.
—Angela George, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Just in front sit a few dilapidated rows of seats, a good number vandalised and all doing battle with the weeds gradually creeping through the concrete steps.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidated
Adjective
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If coordinated correctly, Trump’s tariff threats offer an enormous opportunity for America’s neglected waterfront.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers also met to better understand the difficulties counties face in finding temporary placements for neglected and special needs children.—
Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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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
Adjective
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025
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A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For the scenes that take place in the Human World, the crew is going to shoot in a desolate part of Iceland.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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What's more, the plane was completely encircled by massive screens that projected high-resolution videos of desolate Alaskan wilderness.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After a miserable year for the run defense, Morgan is hoping to give the trenches a facelift in free agency and the draft.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
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Continued his everyday process like nothing was wrong, would come home and be miserable.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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With tattered cardboard signs directing cars and a makeshift sense of professionalism, the system was clear.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Footage shown on local and national TV news showed a tattered segment of the pier floating on the swell with at least one person walking across the debris.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The coins were apparently stored in a leather pouch, which had disintegrated over time, and concealed within or behind a kitchen wall, according to the Jerusalem Post.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025
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Roberto Mancini did make up with Carlos Tevez (or, at least, was willing to tolerate him) after their relationship at Manchester City appeared to have disintegrated.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Golden State could get a big boost on offense and Ingram isn't too shabby defensively either.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Fighting Irish aren’t too shabby on that side of the ball either, ranking No. 2 in the country with 14.3 points allowed each game.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Dilapidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilapidated. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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