as in to poison
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession
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as in rot
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Recent Examples of canker
Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Camellias are also susceptible to a number of diseases, the most serious of which are flower blight, root rot, and camellia dieback and canker.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Start by removing all blighted twigs and cankered branches 6 to 10 inches below the edge of visible infection.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019
Noun
Cracks develop in the bark (cankers) and the ooze that is emitted spreads the disease.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Camellias are also susceptible to a number of diseases, the most serious of which are flower blight, root rot, and camellia dieback and canker.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
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Sergio Pino’s attorney Deanna Shifrin denied the poisoning allegations, pointing to comments Tatiana made in a December 2023 deposition stating that no healthcare provider had concluded she had been poisoned.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Today sends a message to every cartel leader, every trafficker, every criminal poisoning our communities: You will be held accountable.—
Polo Sandoval,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One relic makes your attacks inflict scarlet rot; another boosts rune acquisition for you and your allies; another adds a few points to your strength.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hurricane Milton this past October laid bare the rot in our infrastructure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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It has been corrupted over time into something like a generalized celebration of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and the other 43 highly varied men who preceded them in holding the nation’s highest office.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Feb. 2025
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If green ever corrupted itself with red, both would end up the same brown mud.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Such insects accelerate microbial decay by grinding wood down to smaller bits, while also digesting some themselves.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Cats and dogs can detect odor and decay from long distances.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Most microplastics are made on land, where larger plastic debris degrades into tinier and tinier pieces.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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Globalstar, on the other hand, claims that opening up the 1.6GHz and 2.4GHz bands to other companies risks generating interference with its own satellite systems, potentially degrading the satellite connectivity for iPhones.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, the university revealed on Friday.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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James Houghton, who played record producer Kenny Ward in the first four seasons of Knots Landing, died on August 27 at his home in Encino, California of peritoneal mesothelioma cancer.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Read: The chaos in higher ed is only getting started The situation could deteriorate if current doctoral students start jumping ship.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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So organs deteriorate while doctor after doctor rejects them.—
Brian M. Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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They are often banned from visiting temples and forced to live apart from higher-caste communities, often in squalor and farther from access to services.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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The writer-director revisits an idea that worked well in his screenplay for 2002’s Chicago — paralleling squalor and splendor, with central characters stuck in grim reality seeking escape through Golden Age Hollywood musical fantasy.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Canker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canker. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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