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rotted

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verb

past tense of rot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotted
Verb
  • Once strong regional partners, ties between Israel and Turkey have long been frosty and deteriorated further over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
    Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • During the administrative hearing this week, economist David Appel called the California market unsustainable and said it’s deteriorated dramatically.
    Dawn Giel,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The rest of the batting order crumbled as sure as night follows day.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As their world crumbled around them, many found hope in a dance ritual that adherents believed would ultimately spark an upheaval in which their enemies would be ousted and their once-free existence restored.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Then, the rotten cherry on top: my lightweight pack, overburdened with water and ill-equipped for the task, created a patch of chafe that eventually bloomed into an open wound.
    Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
  • What rotten fortune all around, the best college player in the country – and the coolest – being ousted not by an upset but by injury.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Monday Night Raw's main event steel cage match between Rollins and CM Punk descended into chaos with the unexpected return of Roman Reigns.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian authorities said was an attempt to put down an insurgency by rebels still loyal to the former government.
    Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 10 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 premier Copley Cup — which for decades drew the nation’s elite men’s varsity eights for an early-season east/west showdown – has disintegrated into an alumni race.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • However, wider market fundamentals have not materially altered and have somewhat worsened.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Closer to home, while reservoir levels in Northern California are healthy after recent atmospheric rivers brought historic rainfall, conditions in the lower Colorado River Basin have worsened in recent months.
    Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • These were disgusting, irresponsible comments by someone who is charged with overseeing public health for hundreds of millions of people.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Do not tell the patient disgusting hospital stories about your own operations or procedures.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Rotted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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