as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of molding
Get creative and learn a thing or two about molding clay or even forging a steel hook.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Also the sign of a great coach is molding your personnel to a winning system than forcing the system.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The trio swapped ideas and photographs, and toyed with the script before molding it to perfection.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The head coach, in many ways, is responsible for molding players into winners.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Also the sign of a great coach is molding your personnel to a winning system than forcing the system.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The trio swapped ideas and photographs, and toyed with the script before molding it to perfection.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
The head coach, in many ways, is responsible for molding players into winners.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for molding
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Carie Hallford was sentenced to 30 years for her role in a scheme that involved hiding nearly 200 decomposing bodies.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The autopsy was performed in September 2025, days after the body was found decomposing in the Tesla's trunk at a Hollywood tow yard, but the results were ordered sealed by a judge as the Los Angeles Police Department and the county's District Attorney's Office built their case.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The meteor was moving southwest at 30,000 miles per hour and traveled 117 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating 27 miles above the town of Galloway north of Atlantic City, New Jersey, according to NASA.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Last year, the Dominican Republic deported more than 100,000 Haitians back to their disintegrating country.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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Smokers who smelled a mix of cigarettes and rotting fish overnight subsequently reduced their cigarette consumption by more than thirty per cent—more than people who smelled the pairing while awake.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Trim any rotting roots and damaged foliage, and repot the plant in a clean pot with fresh, well-draining potting mix.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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There was nothing quaint about the making of Apocalypse Now, for which Tavoularis created a nightmarish jungle kingdom with a decaying temple — inspired by the ancient Angkor Wat in Cambodia — as its centerpiece.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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By removing the decaying cells created by the high-salt diet, the drug allowed the remaining healthy tissue to maintain its elasticity and respond correctly to blood flow demands.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molding. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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