as in deteriorating
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as in worsened
to become worse or of less value
the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect
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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue
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Recent Examples of deteriorated
Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces is continuing its operation to take control of Gaza City, the largest urban area in the Gaza Strip, despite international outcry over the deteriorated humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
But with the deteriorated state, the possibility remains that the building may soon be auctioned off with no protection against demolition.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
As a result, there are 800,000 deteriorated apartments in New York today.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Gazans are already severely malnourished, so meeting basic needs requires much more, including specialized treatment to prevent people from dying from eating foods their bodies can’t process in their deteriorated state.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
The already-frosty relationship between Devers and the front office deteriorated to an irreparable level in May, when Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
While store traffic and brand awareness remain high, conversion has deteriorated.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Foro Penal reported that Osorio Chía had been held at El Helicoide, where his health deteriorated severely, including a bout of chronic gastritis caused by an ulcer.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Freedom of assembly and association has deteriorated, while independent civil society confronts shrinking space to operate.
—Tharo Khun, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Border Patrol’s reputation similarly deteriorated during and after its expansion.
—Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Internationally, markets climbed as traders likely breathed a sigh of relief that the situation in Venezuela had not deteriorated further.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
The judge said the missing video could have shown whether deputies or medical staff had checked on Schuck or ignored him as his condition deteriorated.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Repairs could include the replacement of deteriorated siding, windows, porches and flooring.
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At the time, Denver’s Landmark Preservation office told the Denver Gazette that the old neon was too deteriorated to restore.
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The backlash could’ve worsened the casualties in the nine-year war.—
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The immense costs associated with the program have only worsened the economic situation, leading to a more stifling environment.—
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His mother previously told the Observer that his mental health degraded in the COVID-19 pandemic.—
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The timber elements and roofing materials were considerably degraded, and the building no longer met adequate requirements for insulation, airtightness, or sustainable performance.—
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Oil prices crumbled again a year later, sending Venezuela into economic calamity, with hyperinflation and mass migration out of the country.—
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Though both sides reached a settlement in November, the conflict was an ugly sign of how solidarity between these organizations crumbled in an attempt to persevere.—
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With some estimates putting wave heights as much as 35 feet, weakened hatch covers would have been vulnerable to such waves.—
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The years of horrific violence have weakened Sudan, plunging its institutions into chaos and making its population more vulnerable and poorer.—
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The result was a gleaming skyscraper held up by some rickety wooden boards, duct tape, and magic.—
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Everything looks so rickety — this stadium wasn’t built for pandemonium like this.—
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Since the mandate, neural tube defects have dramatically declined in almost every single ethnic population except for Latinos, according to Jaffery.—
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Wiener declined to answer the question in either direction.—
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Trump has thoroughly corrupted the Justice Department, but its selective prosecutions of his foes have been thwarted by judges and, more strikingly, by grand juries.—
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Murry corrupted and perverted and destroyed Katherine both as a person and a writer […] Her gifts were those of an intense realist, with a superb sense of ironic humour and fundamental cynicism.—
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The Yous’ home, the eye-popping standout of Ryu Seong-hie’s production design, is a similarly enormous but earthier, more ramshackle affair.—
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Most of the rigs are older, ramshackle models, but here and there shiny coaches broadcast the relative wealth of their inhabitants—techies who could afford an apartment but don’t want to waste their money on rent.—
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“Deteriorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deteriorated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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