as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown
the putrid remains of a dead raccoon on the side of the highway
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Recent Examples of putrid
And the Knicks, on the way to an admittedly impressive fifty-one wins, amassed a putrid 0–10 record against the élite teams who were supposed to be their peers.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
That led to a first-place finish in the NFC North even though the Minnesota defense was putrid.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Such supportive undercurrents help explain why the tape has hung in there in the face of capricious policy-making and putrid consumer sentiment, allowing the market to process extraordinary and sometimes scary stimuli into what looks, for now, like a setback that’s more routine than wrenching.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
Images of white sand beaches stretching into azure waters have been altered by the toxic and putrid invasion.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
That led to a first-place finish in the NFC North even though the Minnesota defense was putrid.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Such supportive undercurrents help explain why the tape has hung in there in the face of capricious policy-making and putrid consumer sentiment, allowing the market to process extraordinary and sometimes scary stimuli into what looks, for now, like a setback that’s more routine than wrenching.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
Images of white sand beaches stretching into azure waters have been altered by the toxic and putrid invasion.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for putrid
rotten
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But today that moral arc is as twisted as a gnarled, rotten root, and God Bless America has been replaced by the mournful dirge of Taps.—
Marci Alborghetti,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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The odor comes from a toxic gas that’s colorless and smells like rotten eggs.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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“Putrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putrid. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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