as in soil
the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow
mold so rich that just about anything will grow in it
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as in to decompose
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of mold
Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The more time Roz spends in the wild, the more her surface changes with dents, scratches, mildew, and mold.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
As Ingrid Luna, Lopez embodies a kind of Latin American feminine ideal, which Hollywood only half-successfully molded in its Anglo image (as her blond hair and elegant Edith Head-like costumes suggest).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Roborock Dyad Pro improves on the original (which has a self-cleaning feature) by adding an auto-drying function that dries the rollers to keep mold and odors at bay.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The more time Roz spends in the wild, the more her surface changes with dents, scratches, mildew, and mold.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
With a skilled development coach in Marsh — who is credited for molding Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young into one of the league’s top shooters — investing in one of these young wings might make the most sense.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
As Ingrid Luna, Lopez embodies a kind of Latin American feminine ideal, which Hollywood only half-successfully molded in its Anglo image (as her blond hair and elegant Edith Head-like costumes suggest).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mold
Noun
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This step-by-step guide explains how to propagate hoya plants by rooting cuttings in water or layering in soil.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The bag had maggots inside and inside the suitcase police found the decomposing body of Johnson’s 7-year-old niece, Joshlyn Marie James Johnson, according to the news outlet.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Read Next Florida Surgeon removed wrong organ, killing man — and a cover-up followed, Florida suit says January 31, 2025 5:13 PM Read Next National Hospital left mom’s body to decompose in unrefrigerated room, suit says.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As the saying goes, every flower must grow through dirt.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The next morning, a team of investigators digging through the hard clay dirt, unearthed Justine Vanderschoot's remains.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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These waivers are now being implemented, that it is being executed, that food will be going out, but, to your point, about $40 million in food rotting in these warehouses in Houston, about 500,000 metric tons on ships on the sea.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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But different types of seeds have different germination and growth rates (aka ‘days to harvest’), and timing this against your area’s last frost date is your secret weapon against leggy tomato seedlings that still can’t go outside, or pea seeds rotting in cold, wet soil.—
Marianne Willburn,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Reddish light, which travels more directly in the air, manifests to ground observers during sunrises and sunsets when the sun is near the horizon and its incoming light travels at a longer, low-angle path through Earth's atmosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The platform gained ground through investments in local series and sports content.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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What doesn’t decay this winter can be mulched up next spring.—
Jeff Lowenfels,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Sep. 2022
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In particular, many theorists have wondered how the great complexity of life can be reconciled with the laws of thermodynamics that suggest that all systems must inevitably decay to a state of greatest disorder.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
29 Apr. 2022
Noun
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Feel free to go more traditional with a pair of Sperry boat shoes or Birkenstock EVA Arizona sandals, which have been designed for the wear that sand, saltwater and sunlight can have on a pair of shoes—but are no less on-trend this year.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Of all the incredible places to visit, apparently nothing sounds more appealing than spending time on the gorgeous white sand beaches of Fort Lauderdale or Miami or in the bustling city of Orlando to usher in warmer weather.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trust in information, identities and institutions is disintegrating, raising questions about their relevance in the future.—
Dan Yerushalmi,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Archaeologists also found stone casings and nails, which suggests the children were once buried in wooden coffins that have disintegrated over time.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mold. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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