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Adjective
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This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home.—
Q.ai - Powering a Personal Wealth Movement,
Forbes,
17 Aug. 2022 -
The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.—
Kym Pokorny,
OregonLive.com,
17 Apr. 2018
Adjective
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Teoscar Hernández’s inability to record an out on a ball that (according to Statcast) had a 90 percent catch probability had sunk the Dodgers in a walk-off loss to a putrid Colorado Rockies team, once again drawing attention to his right-field play that has been among the worst in baseball.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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The findings back up a hypothesis that had been put forward by Beasley’s coauthor John Speth, an anthropologist at the University of Michigan, who has for nearly a decade argued that putrid meat and fish would have formed a key part of prehistoric diets.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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These pests are often found in moldy foods or foods with a high moisture content.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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Watching the 2025 Brewers look unstoppable while his Cubs struggle to score runs has been harder to digest than moldy cheese curds.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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He was once asked to accept a dead whale; another time, an entire shipping container of rotten garlic.—
Kyra Morris,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, many of the houses required significant repairs, such as removing rotten floorboards or other major renovations, which would have added extra costs beyond the home’s asking price.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Gangrenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangrenous. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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