as in to rot
to go through decomposition
a week after the battle the corpses of the fallen were still festering in the fields
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Recent Examples of fester
Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The festering issue has spurred three wars between the countries and a de facto border called the Line of Control divides it between New Delhi and Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Those who experienced the harassment firsthand warned that if not taken seriously, the behaviors underlying Gamergate would fester.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
As the riots festered, Ayyub, who was then nineteen, decided to help.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
One stage is set in a cavernous chest cavity with a festering, skyscraper-sized heart at its centre.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The festering issue has spurred three wars between the countries and a de facto border called the Line of Control divides it between New Delhi and Islamabad.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Those who experienced the harassment firsthand warned that if not taken seriously, the behaviors underlying Gamergate would fester.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
As the riots festered, Ayyub, who was then nineteen, decided to help.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fester
Noun
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Wet socks can lead to discomfort and blisters due to prolonged exposure to moisture.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
21 May 2025
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Merrill’s right hand was wrapped in Sunday’s game because of a blister that popped.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The flesh was rotting off his feet, and his tendons were exposed from frostbite.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2025
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Also, check for hollows in trunks that may mean the interior portion is rotting.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 May 2025
Noun
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City of Richmond map showing which neighborhoods are affected by the boil water advisory.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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But simmering domestic tensions are set to a rolling boil by Fehmi’s increasing fascination with the troubled teenager next door.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The company suggests that AWS Transform can decompose monolithic z/OS COBOL applications into components that can be run in the cloud.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The smell, an odor like rotten eggs, is the sargassum piles decomposing, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its venomous sting causes pustules and allergic reactions and is capable of killing a human.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Mohammadi works with materials that disintegrate, for instance halva, soap, letting their ephemerality echo the fragility of memory.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Toward the end of the movie, Bob’s house of shame disintegrates.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Acne Acne is an inflammatory skin condition caused by sebum (oil), bacteria, and dead skin cells clogging pores, leading to pimples.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Under no circumstances should picking at pimples be celebrated.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, when viruses were exposed to sunlight, many of them did not survive as long, decaying in under 24 hours.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The result was not only environmental catastrophe but license for unchecked consumption of cheap plastic goods that can take a few minutes to use but hundreds of years to decay.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Fester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fester. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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