oxidizing

verb

Definition of oxidizingnext
present participle of oxidize
as in rusting
to combine chemically with oxygen Iron will oxidize if it is exposed to air and moisture.

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  1. reacting
  2. disintegrating
  3. crumbling
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  • From making cars to reacting in the laboratory, robots handle a wide range of tasks and work round-the-clock, improving efficiency and output.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While many have expressed shock and sadness over the tragedy, parts of social media have taken a different tone, with some users reacting with indifference, anger, or scorn.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of reacting
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  • Except—and for me, the difference is crucial—Akhtar employed his creativity and imagination to shape these source materials into an utterly original work of art, whereas the rapidly disintegrating McNeal employs a chatbot, which shapes the material into an uncannily precise act of mimesis.
    Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
  • That will likely result in those protections disintegrating, Meyer said.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of disintegrating
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  • Not only are his satellite states rejecting Kremlin influence, but the Russian economy is crumbling, lurching towards severe stagflation.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The time has come to move upstream—to repair the crumbling bridge of American health rather than relying on the safety nets of downstream solutions.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of crumbling
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