as in rot
a pervasive moral or social decay
a society beset by moral gangrene
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Recent Examples of gangrene
Her right foot, noticeably smaller than her left, required reconstruction after developing gangrene from being held above her head for the duration of her time in the well.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Three weeks later gangrene set in, and Wilson almost died.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Tissues not getting enough blood supply may start experiencing death or decay (gangrene) and a high risk of getting infected.10
Kidney impairment: Untreated diabetes can cause impaired kidney function or damage to the kidneys.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 24 July 2024
As her career stalled in the 2000s and 2010s, Bleeth’s personal life was spinning out due to cocaine abuse that resulted in gangrene in her nose.
—Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Three weeks later gangrene set in, and Wilson almost died.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Tissues not getting enough blood supply may start experiencing death or decay (gangrene) and a high risk of getting infected.10
Kidney impairment: Untreated diabetes can cause impaired kidney function or damage to the kidneys.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 24 July 2024
As her career stalled in the 2000s and 2010s, Bleeth’s personal life was spinning out due to cocaine abuse that resulted in gangrene in her nose.
—Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gangrene
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangrene
Noun
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Too much water, especially at the base of petunias, can cause rot problems.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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The horses were hurt and it was supposed the drinker of rot gut was killed.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The mayor has been under sharp scrutiny since President Trump’s Department Justice Department last week ordered prosecutors in his federal corruption case to drop the criminal charges against him.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Four senior deputies to New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced their resignations Monday after the Justice Department moved to dismiss his corruption case.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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More specifically, the two gatekeepers are tasked with preventing whatever evil lurks at the bottom of the ravine from getting out into the world.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors had depicted the ladies on death row—some of whom had been judged guilty of killing their own children—as embodiments of evil.—
Daniel Zalewski,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The degradation of batteries is a challenge that bedevils all sorts of electronics.—
Asher Price,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, over time and age, exposure to the sun and other environmental factors, heat styling, and chemical treatment can deplete the volume in the hair through degradation and damage.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The lake is bracketed by opulent Palm Springs to the north and the arty squalor of Slab City to the south, home to about 150 full-time residents but temporary home to as many as 4,000 in the winter.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Bailey looked out at the landscape again, thinking about El Naga’s description, the squalor of the NCI, the fractures between the United States and the Middle East.—
Sushrut Jangi,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Dec. 2014
Noun
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The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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What captivated me about the series was its unwillingness to sugarcoat the immorality of man.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Looking the Part If filth means people treat you worse, then fancy clothes mean people in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 treat you better.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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In this raucous odyssey a wanton minx quests hard across a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, hustling to lift a curse that has been f*cking her sh*t up.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Gangrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangrene. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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