as in rot
a pervasive moral or social decay
a society beset by moral gangrene
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Recent Examples of gangrene
Weak or absent pulse Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Some people with severe arterial blockages develop chronic limb-threatening ischemia (insufficient blood flow), which can cause severe, constant pain, gangrene (tissue decay), and even limb loss (amputation).
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Alicen Nelson Md, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
The leg developed gangrene and Bullock died nine days later during an operation to amputate it.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
They are typically used to treat decompression sickness for scuba divers, carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene and certain kinds of wounds or injuries that won't heal on their own, according to Johns Hopkins.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
This type of Raynaud’s is more likely to lead to serious complications like frostbite or gangrene.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
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Alicen Nelson Md, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
The leg developed gangrene and Bullock died nine days later during an operation to amputate it.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
They are typically used to treat decompression sickness for scuba divers, carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene and certain kinds of wounds or injuries that won't heal on their own, according to Johns Hopkins.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
This type of Raynaud’s is more likely to lead to serious complications like frostbite or gangrene.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangrene
Noun
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No episode captures the rot more vividly than the Phala Phala affair, involving Ramaphosa himself.—
Sizwe Mpofu Walsh,
Time,
23 May 2025
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What Causes Root Rot? Root rot is caused by several different plant pathogens that live in the soil and attack roots.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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The series is centered on organized crime and corruption in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era, using real-life characters like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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At the same time, a statewide grand jury, the FBI and state prosecutors were investigating corruption among public officials, including some in Broward schools.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In Behind the Badge, Jones chronicles the stories of firefighters, police officers, border patrol agents, game wardens, sheriffs and dispatchers who all deliver lifelines to those in need and protect us from the calamity and evil of modern society.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own demons on the path to salvation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Violence, corruption and environmental degradation have saturated the avocado trade there, causing the U.S. to briefly stop imports and senators to agitate for action by the federal government.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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These trade shifts are causing environmental degradation.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The film’s sheer, unrelenting squalor can wear you down, too.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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Women gather together, all fully covered in the Islamic niqab, as hundreds of young children from strikingly diverse ethnic backgrounds wander through the squalor.—
Richard Engel,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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However, all Della can see is immorality between any two female brides, hurriedly making an excuse of being slammed by orders in six months.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Yair Golan, a former Israeli deputy commander and chairman of the Democrats party in the Knesset, offered on Monday perhaps the strongest political rebuke of Netanyahu’s government yet, accusing the prime minister of leading the nation down a path of immorality and destruction.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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Thanks for all the laughs, the Kiki, the listening hear, shoulder the cry, the reading for filth, the masterful shade and endless love.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pedro Pascal is reading anti-trans author J.K. Rowling for filth.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Gangrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangrene. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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