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Recent Examples of putrescent
This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home.
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Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.
—Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 17 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putrescent
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Such jars of moldy fruit were probably fairly hideous to consume.—
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The last two years around here have probably felt like living in a college house with sticky floors and moldy showers.—
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That mildewy odor can pop up for a number of reasons.—
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For Removing Mildew & Musty Smells If your clothes have a mildewy, musty smell, then vinegar can save the day by banishing these unwanted odors.—
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The renovation plans call for replacing the sign’s corroded letters and converting the lighting to an LED system.—
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Those kept in the more acidic water were significantly more corroded, and had far more cracks and holes, especially at the root and tooth base.—
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Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.—
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“Putrescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putrescent. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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