as in to decompose
to go through decomposition
leaves moldering in the compost pile
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Recent Examples of molder
At the beginning of the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, as Ripley is moldering in poverty in New York and scraping together a living via petty mail scams, he’s sustained by an illogical faith in his own superiority.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
Stored for decades in shipping containers left moldering in Texas, Luna Luna was purchased and partially restored by an entrepreneurial team that includes the mega-rich rapper Drake.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Corruption and the legacy of dictatorship have kept it in a time warp of cobbled streets, moldering mansions and the odd horse-and-cart.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The effort was moldering in the hearts of Trump antagonists until last week when the Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, disqualified the former president from the state’s primary ballot on the grounds of insurrection.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
Stored for decades in shipping containers left moldering in Texas, Luna Luna was purchased and partially restored by an entrepreneurial team that includes the mega-rich rapper Drake.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Corruption and the legacy of dictatorship have kept it in a time warp of cobbled streets, moldering mansions and the odd horse-and-cart.
—Laurence Blair, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Advertisement The effort was moldering in the hearts of Trump antagonists until last week when the Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, disqualified the former president from the state’s primary ballot on the grounds of insurrection.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molder
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Straw wattles are made from biodegradable materials and can be left in place to decompose over time, while contour logs or large tree branches offer a more natural-looking solution for rustic landscapes.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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If done correctly, leaving your leaves on the ground to decompose has environmental benefits, experts say.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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Then the divers began to find porcelain, more than three hundred and fifty thousand pieces in all, many of them stacked in eerie columns, their wooden crates having rotted away.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its wooden exterior is black due to it being burnt using the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban method of charring wood to protect and preserve it from insects and rotting.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Then, as my filet disintegrated on the journey between baking tray and plate, my suspicions were confirmed.Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
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Wolford makes a fantastic one that molds to the figure for a perfect base.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Miranda is, in some ways, an ideal vessel for the endeavor, a songwriter whose sensibilities were molded by the vibrant musical heritages of his hometown and whose most successful songs tackle the question of whether to fight or accept imminent change.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Molder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molder. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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