undecomposed

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Recent Examples of undecomposed Aeration is also used when there is a layer of thatch (undecomposed organic matter) on top of the soil and beneath the runners. Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2022 Onions + Garlic Crop rotation plan Rotate with legumes, and avoid planting in soil with undecomposed organic matter. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2017 This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass. Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017 A dead monkey, still whole, still undecomposed, drifted back and forth with a certain precision upon those ripples and eddies without exit. Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecomposed
Adjective
  • Meaning, no water source, no matter how remote, can be guaranteed to be pristine or totally uncontaminated.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The idea has remained controversial, given the difficulty of obtaining healthy, uncontaminated human brain tissue that could be used to study possible microbial inhabitants.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The villa had been completely renovated once before, in the 1980s, though its landmark status kept the façade untouched.
    Ulrich Clewing, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2025
  • If snow or ice remains untouched for hours and hours after the storm, then liability may become an issue.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The spa is a true respite for unwinding after a day on the trails, and the jaw-dropping views of the Centennial State's wild, unspoiled beauty seal the deal.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Photo : Molly Culver A covered patio with an outdoor fireplace and unspoiled landscape views.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Just a few miles from Truckee, which anchors the California side of the crystalline lake, is Martis Camp, a low-key and high-luxury residential resort community spanning 2,177 pristine acres.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Beneficial Lawn Weeds For decades, a pristine, weed-free lawn has served as the gold standard of the American landscape, but not all weeds are bad.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Multigenerational trips where families rent houses are popular here, too, and the biggest nightlife activity is stargazing under the unpolluted sky and looking for fiddler crabs on the beach.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In a natural, unpolluted environment hawkmoths might fly 80 kilometers in a night and be able to home in on flowers from kilometers away.
    Popular Science, Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Cher's an untainted soul who has never done anything bad to anybody.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • On taking office, the 76-year-old Temer could have appointed aides who were untainted by the Car Wash scandal.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2017

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“Undecomposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undecomposed. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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