His memory has been decaying because of age.
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Decaying
Synonyms for "decaying" (39 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
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18 entriesalpha decaybeta decaybiodegradationcultural declineeconomic declinefruit decaygamma decayinfrastructure decayinfrastructure degradationinstitutional declinematerial fatiguemolderingmoral decayputrefactionrottingspoiling
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13 entriesbiological decaychemical decaydecay ratedecaying fruitdecaying infrastructuredecaying leavesdecaying matterdecaying tissuedecaying woodorganic decayradioactive decayrate of decaytissue decay
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11 total sentences available.
Flies have a keen sense of smell for decaying matter.
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Scavenging is both a carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead and decaying organic matter present in its habitat.
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Sami left Layla's body decaying in the garage.
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