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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a seedy but historic neighborhood that's just waiting for some new homeowners to come in and rehabilitate it
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as in tattered
worn or torn into or as if into rags
chose old, seedy clothes to wear while painting the bathroom
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Recent Examples of seedy
When the news was broadcast into Nashville homes, with crime scene images and footage of famous bystanders, phones began to ring, from the top of the country music world to its seedy underbelly.
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the most intriguing and little-known corners of the music industry’s vast, seedy underbelly centers around a bunch of rare records released between 1976 and 1978 for one purpose only: Scamming the IRS.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Sadler’s path involved a tiny independent label, a monotonous job, custom records, seedy promoters and a corrupt music chart.
Dets.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
But this event is not Lynchian—there’s nothing seedy, surreal, or ironic about the horror.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the most intriguing and little-known corners of the music industry’s vast, seedy underbelly centers around a bunch of rare records released between 1976 and 1978 for one purpose only: Scamming the IRS.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Sadler’s path involved a tiny independent label, a monotonous job, custom records, seedy promoters and a corrupt music chart.
Dets.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
But this event is not Lynchian—there’s nothing seedy, surreal, or ironic about the horror.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seedy
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The dilapidated Johnson Inn still stands on a valuable Porter Beach lakefront parcel almost two years after the town of Porter issued condemnation orders.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Kumar purchased the dilapidated former Burger King last year and plans to convert the building into a commissary and test kitchen to create new menu items for his other restaurants and to provide training for his cooks.—
Tyler Williams,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2025
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The other traditional party, the Liberal Party, has splintered between those who remain loyal to Zelaya and those who led the coup, including Mauricio Villeda, the presidential candidate who leads a tattered vestige of his party.—
Dana Frank,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Nov. 2013
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What if standing up to Trump is the very thing that saves the Liberal Party, and Trudeau’s tattered legacy?—
Talib Visram,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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If coordinated correctly, Trump’s tariff threats offer an enormous opportunity for America’s neglected waterfront.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Grand Canyon didn’t do enough to punish Maryland for its ragged start.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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Doncic had a ragged shooting night, making 6 of 17 field goal attempts and 1 for 7 from 3-point range.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gap High-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans These wide-leg jeans are designed in a light blue wash with whiskered and faded details, and flared, bell-like hems.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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While the original, faded version of the Declaration is housed at the National Archives, the copy in the Oval Office appears to feature clear and legible text.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seedy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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