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adjective

as in rotting

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moldering

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noun

as in fermentation

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verb

present participle of molder

as in decomposing

to go through decomposition leaves moldering in the compost pile

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Anna Anosowicz’s highly resourceful production design makes excellent use of existing midcentury brutalist architecture and far more ancient, enduring structures, all moldering under superficially futuristic window-dressing. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Developer John Dewberry is responsible for the site, and has a reputation for leaving half-finished, moldering construction projects in his wake. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 They were set in crumbling castles and moldering dungeons—that is, amid the rubble of a collapsing social order. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 The spooky environs created by production designer Til Frohlich are the stuff nightmares are made of; the murky bathtub, moldering linens and secret compartments that go bump in the night. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026 Rolston added that the type of pests a moldering stump can attract aren’t an issue that will necessarily affect that old stump alone—the pest problem can spread. — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 16 Feb. 2026 But then a fresh corpse turns up, as well as a long-moldering skeleton, and the club members are off and running. — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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The inspector found a moldy Serrano pepper, raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food and several foods stored at an unsafe temperature.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026
That might mean advocacy to address a moldy home, access to safe green spaces, or trusted local advice in times of crisis.

— Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of moldy

Noun

An essential stop on my fermentation pilgrimage, while not part of the official trail, was the quiet izakaya at Hakko House Nagaoka, a two-room accommodation.

— Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Whole-grain sourdough is a strong second, as fermentation may improve digestibility and support a healthy blood sugar response.

— Staff Author, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fermentation

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Liberal critics, however, argued—also rightly—that the Soviet Union was a decaying, economically crippled giant by the time Reagan was inaugurated.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
The district also could be in for other major changes in the coming years, including the opening of a few new schools to replace multiple decaying, underenrolled schools.

— Scott Travis, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

Definition of decaying

Noun

But advocates like VanDiver said the letters, alongside the crumbling of other programs like Temporary Protected Status and immigration application pauses, cause confusion and fear.

— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Putin and his Kremlin oligarchs have confidently anticipated a crumbling of Western assistance for Ukraine.

— Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of crumbling

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But the last inspection was in October, 10 months before dozens of decomposing bodies were found at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
And just over a year after that, the Morgans landed back in the news after authorities found 56 decomposing corpses inside another one of their businesses, South Deering’s South Chicago Chapel.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of decomposing

Noun

Son of a partisan fighter The son of a World War Two partisan fighter killed in 1945, Mladic was an officer in the old communist Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when Yugoslavia's disintegration began in 1991.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Slow disintegration also appears in a triptych of videos by Ismail Ghanbari (facilitated by Tala Madani but not credited as a collaboration).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of disintegration

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