as in rotting
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as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house
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Adjective
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This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home.—
Q.ai - Powering a Personal Wealth Movement,
Forbes,
17 Aug. 2022 -
The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.—
Kym Pokorny,
OregonLive.com,
17 Apr. 2018
Verb
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Then came the yacht’s renaissance by her father, who saw beauty and sailing prowess inside a rotting hull.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
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Rotting Flesh and the Skeleton Underneath Eggers wanted the audience almost to smell the rotting flesh when the sarcophagus is flipped open.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
2 Jan. 2025
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The It alum underwent yet another dramatic transformation for his latest role, including prosthetics to give him decaying skin, protruding cheekbones, and an altogether frightening look.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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But in the city’s old neighborhoods, nothing seems to have changed apart from new street signs that have been posted incongruously on decaying buildings and market stalls.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Their ancient bones are in the process of disintegrating.—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Although most organic waste is suitable for bokashi composting, don’t add moldy food, pet waste, or excessive amounts of liquid or oil to your bokashi composter.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Jan. 2025
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Local restaurants, store cited for dead flies and moldy food The following Sacramento County restaurants had violations the week of Dec. 12 through Wednesday, Dec. 18, resulting in a conditional pass.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Putrefying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putrefying. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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