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Recent Examples of dilapidate
The apparent voter approval allows the village to proceed with construction of a new approximate 10,000 square foot clubhouse/pro shop replacing the existing clubhouse that was built nearly a century ago, and has been long been viewed as dilapidated by village officials.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
The initial goal was to repair and renovate it; however, this proved to be impossible as the original structure was too dilapidated.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 28 Mar. 2023
The towers would replace a four-acre debris heap where the famed but dilapidated Deauville Beach Resort from the 1950s sat until courts ordered it to be imploded.
—Mark Bisnow, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2023
Two years ago the school board considered closing Reynolds and moving students and staff to nearby campuses because Reynolds’ 28 modular classrooms installed in 1987 were dilapidated and in need of replacement.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
The initial goal was to repair and renovate it; however, this proved to be impossible as the original structure was too dilapidated.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 28 Mar. 2023
The towers would replace a four-acre debris heap where the famed but dilapidated Deauville Beach Resort from the 1950s sat until courts ordered it to be imploded.
—Mark Bisnow, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2023
Two years ago the school board considered closing Reynolds and moving students and staff to nearby campuses because Reynolds’ 28 modular classrooms installed in 1987 were dilapidated and in need of replacement.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidate
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But those explicit depictions underscore the many points McCartney and McLennan are trying to make about how misogyny putrefies society.—
Alexis Gunderson,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2024
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It was designed to hold 20 bodies but on this day held 28 — the putrefied remains testifying to two dozen shattered dreams of reaching the United States.—
Arelis R. Hernández,
Washington Post,
1 Mar. 2024
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This multi-agent architecture enables organizations to decompose complex business processes into manageable, specialized components.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Las Vegas Metro Police discovered the body of Matthew Kelemen, 56, decomposing and wrapped in a tarp inside a locked plastic bin near Fremont Street on May 20 after responding to reports of a foul odor, the department wrote in a press release.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Mohammadi works with materials that disintegrate, for instance halva, soap, letting their ephemerality echo the fragility of memory.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Toward the end of the movie, Bob’s house of shame disintegrates.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Absolute power may corrupt absolutely, but absolute wealth can separate the wealthy from reality.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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We were told that he was just morally corrupted by the White House, by Democrats in Congress.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2025
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Israeli forces are expected to continue their campaign to eliminate remaining Hamas leaders and degrade the group's military capabilities.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Lithium-ion batteries degrade over time and can overheat if charged beyond their capacity and cause fires, according to FEMA’s U.S. Fire Administration.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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The 25-year-old’s sample might be small, but in an era of diminishing workloads, Zack Wheeler and Max Fried are the only current starters averaging 6 1/3 innings.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Augmenting Human Relationships with AI AI's role in enhancing efficiency does not diminish the need for human expertise in B2B interactions.—
John Bruno,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The dull work of shuffling paper and cross-referencing spreadsheets will finally recede.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Waters were receding Wednesday, and Allegany County officials conducting damage assessments said some roads had been washed out.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Fischer sees a way out of the problems if Kyocera dumps more unprofitable operations, restructures its buybacks, streamlines its product portfolio, boosts productivity, and downsizes operations.—
Jacob Wolinsky,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Trump's move to oust Harris and Wilcox was part of his far-reaching shakeup and downsizing of the U.S. government, including firing thousands of workers, dismantling federal agencies, installing loyalists in key jobs and purging career officials.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“Dilapidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilapidate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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