as in to rot
to form rust
The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.
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Recent Examples of rust
Not to mention, tools that have rusted can become dangerous and need to be tossed immediately for safety precautions.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a few thousand of the old vehicles rusted away in storage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Biden shut down all wall construction after taking office in 2021, leaving billions of dollars worth of 18- and 30-foot steel beams rusting away at construction sites up and down the border.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
If kept outside, animal beds will absorb moisture and create mold and mildew, while food and water dishes can rust and stain.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a few thousand of the old vehicles rusted away in storage.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Biden shut down all wall construction after taking office in 2021, leaving billions of dollars worth of 18- and 30-foot steel beams rusting away at construction sites up and down the border.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
If kept outside, animal beds will absorb moisture and create mold and mildew, while food and water dishes can rust and stain.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rust
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Weather and Soil Considerations Dahlia tubers need moisture to grow but will rot in soggy soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Freezing speaks to all of these desires: Frozen vegetables don’t rot in the fridge.—
Meghan McCarron,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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What doesn’t decay this winter can be mulched up next spring.—
Jeff Lowenfels,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Sep. 2022
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In particular, many theorists have wondered how the great complexity of life can be reconciled with the laws of thermodynamics that suggest that all systems must inevitably decay to a state of greatest disorder.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
29 Apr. 2022
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Officers responding to reports of a dead woman discovered a decomposing body inside a shed at an apartment complex, Utah police and news outlets reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Feb. 2025
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Vultures not only consume dead animals that might otherwise remain out in the elements to decompose, according to the Wildlife Center of Virginia.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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To prevent the sweat and oils in your hands from corroding or breaking down rubber weights over time, wipe them down with warm water mixed with a little bit of soap.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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The TikTok clip opens with Matson pointing out corroding steel lintels, which are structural supports placed above windows and other openings to sustain the building's weight.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Rust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rust. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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