as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Across the room, bakers are molding the graham cracker crusts, adding a sweet, buttery scent to the wafting citrus.
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Nila Do Simon, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
But the coach has a track record of molding young players into valuable assets.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
Nothing hangs on the pale yellow living room walls, the flowery ceiling molding overhead providing the only décor.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Algorithms prune and shear outliers, molding our tastes into perfectly symmetrical vectors filled with the same familiar superstars — Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake (still).
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
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For nearly two weeks before embarking on the cross-country road trip, the teenager lived with his parents’ decomposing bodies.—
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The earthy scent of decomposing leaves and soil contributes to the smell.—
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These signs indicate that the iceberg could be just days or weeks from disintegrating completely.—
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Instead of the usual disintegrating granola situation, Floura bars are more like fruit bars.—
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The research team revealed that plastination is a new method for managing moisture in wood by replacing water in the cellular structure with a silicone compound to create a durable, hydrophobic barrier that resists swelling, rotting, and cracking.—
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The rotting corpse flower’s putrid stench cast a spell Thursday across Roseville High School’s campus.—
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In essence, this would mean that alpha particles (helium nuclei) released by decaying uranium (or some other fissile material) would be focused through engine nozzles to generate thrust.—
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By the time of his death in 2013, Venezuela’s economy was already decaying, its institutions hollowed, and its future mortgaged.—
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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