as in to rot
to form rust
The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.
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Recent Examples of rust
Wayfair dropped deals on pieces to upgrade your outdoor space for less, including all-weather decor finds that won’t rust or wear in the elements.
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
But after nearly 30 years of sitting idle and rusting at a Philadelphia pier, this monument to the age of the ocean liner is now facing her final voyage—to the bottom of the ocean.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Marlowe is intent on criminal justice, and on how easily it is rusted and bent, but social justice, by and large, leaves him unperturbed.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Similarly, if the machine is severely rusted, water might leak through the walls or base of the appliance, prompting you to invest in a new dishwasher.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
But after nearly 30 years of sitting idle and rusting at a Philadelphia pier, this monument to the age of the ocean liner is now facing her final voyage—to the bottom of the ocean.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Marlowe is intent on criminal justice, and on how easily it is rusted and bent, but social justice, by and large, leaves him unperturbed.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Similarly, if the machine is severely rusted, water might leak through the walls or base of the appliance, prompting you to invest in a new dishwasher.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rust
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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
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The piece was about the cycle of life—the apple would rot and eventually disintegrate.—
David Sheff,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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The clippings quickly decompose, adding nutrients to the soil in the process.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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Like the dog, their bodies were decomposing with some mummification, a consequence of body type and climate in Santa Fe's especially dry air at an elevation of nearly 7,200 feet (2,200 meters).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Heat and detergent will cause the edges of their pans to corrode over time, which can create a sharp edge that some people have reported injuring themselves on.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
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In Russia, the autocratic leader Vladimir Putin has embraced an ideology of nationalist imperialism, consolidating economic resources through state expansionism; Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has corroded the global norm against territorial conquest.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Rust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rust. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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