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Recent Examples of molder Its vaulted ceiling was slowly moldering, and the floor was covered in dust and debris. Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for molder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molder
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Such ancient artifacts, including those recently found at the pyramid site, have survived in the region for millennia due to the desert’s dryness—ideal for preserving organic materials that would rot in wet climates.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The piece was about the cycle of life—the apple would rot and eventually disintegrate.
    David Sheff, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The second phase was meant to pave the way to an end to the war, although the truce disintegrated when Israeli forces resumed airstrikes on Gaza.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The piece was about the cycle of life—the apple would rot and eventually disintegrate.
    David Sheff, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • What doesn’t decay this winter can be mulched up next spring.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Sep. 2022
  • 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
Verb
  • Some spoke about how their own mothers molded them, including Princess Eugenie, who shares two young sons with husband Jack Brooksbank.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Sheer fabric was molded with a sinuous style to frame Carey’s shoulders.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025

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“Molder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molder. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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