as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of molded
Each piece was molded and reproduced using carbon-fiber resin infusion, a process more commonly seen in aerospace manufacturing.
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Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Artist Frank Benson then used the scans to create a sort of digital clay, molded to better display the garments.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
On 4, 5, J, M, and R trains, LEE was graffitied across whole cars in giant blocks of text, the letters sometimes cracked or slumped and molded into barely recognizable shapes.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026
For The Drama press tour, her pro Ursula Stephen molded her hybrid haircut (a cross between a pixie and a bob) into everything from retro fingerwaves to an edgy wet look using products like the Moroccanoil Treatment Mist and Molding Cream.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Artist Frank Benson then used the scans to create a sort of digital clay, molded to better display the garments.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
They can be molded into whatever Hafley’s vision is, if everything goes right.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
But, as academic mastery has become secondary to political consciousness, students are no longer being molded into informed citizens so much as into ideological foot soldiers.
—Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
And furniture being cut from pine, molded, sewed, finished.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Artist Frank Benson then used the scans to create a sort of digital clay, molded to better display the garments.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
On 4, 5, J, M, and R trains, LEE was graffitied across whole cars in giant blocks of text, the letters sometimes cracked or slumped and molded into barely recognizable shapes.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026
For The Drama press tour, her pro Ursula Stephen molded her hybrid haircut (a cross between a pixie and a bob) into everything from retro fingerwaves to an edgy wet look using products like the Moroccanoil Treatment Mist and Molding Cream.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Artist Frank Benson then used the scans to create a sort of digital clay, molded to better display the garments.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
They can be molded into whatever Hafley’s vision is, if everything goes right.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
But, as academic mastery has become secondary to political consciousness, students are no longer being molded into informed citizens so much as into ideological foot soldiers.
—Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
And furniture being cut from pine, molded, sewed, finished.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molded
Verb
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Her body was so badly decomposed; no DNA swab could be taken.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The body was decomposed and dismembered.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Late Saturday, rescue crews were trying to determine whether the ValuJet aircraft disintegrated on impact or partially lodged itself in the soft, marshy terrain of the Everglades.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The car completely disintegrated, damaging several other vehicles.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That last line is a nod for the brain-rotted among us.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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Uncollected garbage rotted in heaps, and people cued outside of bakeries for their daily government ration of bread.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some decayed quickly, effectively disappearing without having done much harm.—
Eduardo B. Farfán,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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It was revealed in court that the beech tree at the center of the incident had decayed prior to the branch falling, according to the Evening News and BBC.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Molded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molded. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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