festered

past tense of fester

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Recent Examples of festered Then the bad luck and the bad blood festered. Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025 Left unresolved, the conflict has festered and now metastasized into one of the largest, longest-running, and most complex armed conflicts in the world. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Unlike the first company, which thrived on directness and discipline, this organization operated in a space of cordial hypocrisy, where conflict was avoided at all costs and resentment festered. Margaret Graziano, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Given our generally non-interventionist views on foreign policy and concerns about public spending, this editorial board does not mind rethinking the United States’ role in the Ukraine war, which has festered for three years. The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025 The captaincy tag had appeared to shake him from a foul mood that has festered as the series has worn on exacerbated by the youthful exuberance of brash upstart Sam Konstas, who has really gotten under his skin. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 These are problems that have festered for decades, and no one expects a quick turnaround, but after all of the promises and all the money invested, people are tired of waiting for clear signs of progress. Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 The issue has long festered and has the potential to collapse the government. Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024 Resentment festered in the meantime, as Bush and his peers questioned why the school hadn’t fought harder to defend him. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024

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“Festered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festered. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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