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
Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
Names that fit that mold are Jason Pinnock of the New York Giants, Darrick Forrest of the Washington Commanders and Avonte Maddox of the Philadelphia Eagles.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The post-election environment is, once again, characterized by fear and perception—two variables that continue to mold the real estate landscape.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
These bowls can harbor bacteria, mold, and biofilm, says Dr. Michael Hyder, DVM and Medical Director at Veterinary Emergency Group in Palo Alto.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
Names that fit that mold are Jason Pinnock of the New York Giants, Darrick Forrest of the Washington Commanders and Avonte Maddox of the Philadelphia Eagles.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
The fabric also has some stretch, so the jeans are more likely to mold to your body, which is useful for those who experience weight fluctuations.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The post-election environment is, once again, characterized by fear and perception—two variables that continue to mold the real estate landscape.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mold
Noun
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Kremlin ally who allowed Russia to launch its invasion of Ukraine partially from Belarusian soil, is also in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Black chokeberry is considered a prairie shrub and native to the sandy soils of northeastern Illinois, but it’s become too much of a good thing at the Gensburg-Markham Prairie, according to event organizers.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Crimping is the process of severing a crop at the base and laying it over to create a decomposing thatch/mulch layer for the garden without disturbing the soil.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Even after your trash can is emptied, the bacteria and decomposing debris can be left behind in trace amounts, which causes the odors to remain.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The lingering fumes of attention and magical aura somehow still surround the oddball Rodgers like the cloud of dirt around Pig-Pen in the Peanuts comic strip.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Megan’s body was found on a narrow dirt path on March 15, 2003, in Wallkill, New York.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The story revolves around a town where the inhabitants have been mysteriously disappearing and rumours abound that there are ghosts under the lake eating human heads and leaving the rotting corpses floating on the water’s surface.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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Check to make sure the soil isn't soggy or too wet, as this can lead to bulbs rotting.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Will their leaps of faith land on firm ground, or will the unknown remain frustratingly out of reach?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 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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The sand is eroded into curious little ditches, and there’s litter underfoot, the mummified remains of dead fish.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The cruise line’s private island features two freshwater lagoons, a 1.2-mile white sand beach and plenty of activities to keep busy, and will be called upon by its ships departing from Galveston, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, Port Canaveral, and Tampa.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The top courses of the concrete block had disintegrated, and were nothing more than sand and small stones.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Players like Bobby Bonilla, George Foster, Vince Coleman, Jason Bay, Justin Verlander, Kaz Matsui, and others, came to Queens with high hopes that eventually disintegrated.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mold. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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