as in rot
a pervasive moral or social decay
a society beset by moral gangrene
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Recent Examples of gangrene
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.
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Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
If frostbite is not treated quickly, the frostbitten area turns black and dies (gangrene).
—Cara Beth Lee, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2024
Secondary Raynaud’s is rare and its symptoms can be more serious, including ulcers on fingers and gangrene, and medication is often necessary.
—Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
In the weeks since, Michael’s toes, an inch of his feet and his hands up to his forearms have been amputated because of dry gangrene — a consequence of sepsis that blocks blood flow to certain extremities.
—Maia Pandey, NBC News, 28 July 2023
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Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
If frostbite is not treated quickly, the frostbitten area turns black and dies (gangrene).
—Cara Beth Lee, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2024
Secondary Raynaud’s is rare and its symptoms can be more serious, including ulcers on fingers and gangrene, and medication is often necessary.
—Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
In the weeks since, Michael’s toes, an inch of his feet and his hands up to his forearms have been amputated because of dry gangrene — a consequence of sepsis that blocks blood flow to certain extremities.
—Maia Pandey, NBC News, 28 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangrene
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Will Sade uncover the Alfred Noble Academy’s rot and bring about justice—or will her own web of secrets catch her first?Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Brain rot describes cognitive and emotional issues tied to too much screen time.Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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The first is Sweeney Todd — an interesting choice, seeing as Stephen Sondheim’s cannibalistic tale explores themes of political corruption and the destructive forces of free markets.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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The committee identified graft and corruption, inefficiencies and waste.Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made by History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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All our sufferings must therefore be lesser evils that somehow serve to bring about a greater good.Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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It was seen as a temporary evil while balancing between the West and the Soviet Union.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Refrigeration can slow down the degradation of certain products, keeping them good-to-use just a little bit longer.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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Despite the degradation caused by the passage of time and human activity, investigations enabled the identification of the ship's type, dimensions, construction method, the most likely construction date and remnants of its cargo.Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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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
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Seeing my friend so comfortable in comfort, my old guttersnipe buddy who’d once lived for years in actual squalor, felt odd.Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
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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
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At any moment, they could be separated from their families and thrown into a trench reminiscent of the Battle of the Somme, filled with filth and mice.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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No one has ever read her for absolute filth like that.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Gangrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangrene. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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