as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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Recent Examples of molded
It was insight into the racing family that molded the native of Carneys Point, New Jersey, which is about two hours south of Pocono Raceway.
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Devin Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
25 June 2026
Once they’re fluffed up and molded into position, no one will think otherwise.
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Julia Fields,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Tourism boards need to be far more aggressive about designing ecosystems that circulate tourist dollars into the hands of the people who actually birthed and molded the soil of the destination worth visiting.
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Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Mestemaker isn't the only signal caller Morris has molded into a Heisman candidate, as the 40-year-old Cowboys head coach is seen as somewhat of a quarterback whisperer dating back to his days at Incarnate Word and Washington State, coaching both Cam Ward and John Mateer, respectively.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Roles and responsibilities are more likely to be molded around player skills than the other way around, which has made room for players such as Van Ginkel to thrive while maximizing individual strengths.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
The cushioned insole and flexible exterior immediately impressed me, as the shoe molded to my foot and didn’t need to be broken in.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Luis Enrique became a three-time winner as a coach and has molded a team that is simply too good even for the best the continent has to offer.
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James Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Devin Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
25 June 2026
Once they’re fluffed up and molded into position, no one will think otherwise.
—
Julia Fields,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Tourism boards need to be far more aggressive about designing ecosystems that circulate tourist dollars into the hands of the people who actually birthed and molded the soil of the destination worth visiting.
—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Mestemaker isn't the only signal caller Morris has molded into a Heisman candidate, as the 40-year-old Cowboys head coach is seen as somewhat of a quarterback whisperer dating back to his days at Incarnate Word and Washington State, coaching both Cam Ward and John Mateer, respectively.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Roles and responsibilities are more likely to be molded around player skills than the other way around, which has made room for players such as Van Ginkel to thrive while maximizing individual strengths.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The cushioned insole and flexible exterior immediately impressed me, as the shoe molded to my foot and didn’t need to be broken in.
—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Luis Enrique became a three-time winner as a coach and has molded a team that is simply too good even for the best the continent has to offer.
—
James Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for molded
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Remains of dogs too decomposed to be recovered were also found in the same field, the sheriff's office said.
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Every project should be decomposed into tasks, with explicit categorization of which are human, AI or hybrid.
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The meteor — which is thought to be a small chunk of a much larger asteroid — was probably too small and traveled too fast to survive atmospheric entry and instead disintegrated entirely, leaving no parts of it to fall to the ground in the form of meteorites.
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Any potential scoring opportunity in the fifth inning disintegrated after Dalton Rushing’s leadoff walk.
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While the timber has long since rotted away, the posts lined up to point directly at the rising sun during the summer solstice and the setting sun at the winter solstice — in the same way as Stonehenge.
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The storm hit Jamaica on August 12, splintering three hundred homes, and 90 percent of banana crops rotted to black in the post-storm humidity.
Verb
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In order to have aqueous alteration there needs to be some internal heating [usually via radioactive elements] and if something forms later than everything else then there will be less heat [since many of the radioactive elements will have already decayed].
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But since sitting vacant, the property has decayed and listed in city property records as unoccupiable.
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“Molded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molded. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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