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as in to deteriorate
to become worse or of less value
the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
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Recent Examples of worsen
In these cases, treatment can risk worsening their tinnitus by drawing more attention to the noise.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Over time, that could worsen health outcomes for already underserved groups, threaten overall public health, strain the U.S. health-care system and drive up health-care costs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Any decline is worrisome for the travel industry, and the situation could worsen if economies are further weakened by the trade war or if anti-American sentiment rises.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
This helps prevent withdrawal symptoms associated with certain medications or worsening of other health conditions.
—Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Over time, that could worsen health outcomes for already underserved groups, threaten overall public health, strain the U.S. health-care system and drive up health-care costs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Any decline is worrisome for the travel industry, and the situation could worsen if economies are further weakened by the trade war or if anti-American sentiment rises.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
This helps prevent withdrawal symptoms associated with certain medications or worsening of other health conditions.
—Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worsen
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That volume is masking deteriorating demand from key sectors - particularly domestic manufacturing, which drives more than 60% of big rig ton miles, and ocean imports.—
Lisa Baertlein,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Armed violence fuels nutrition crisis for Haitian families Famine is looming in Haiti as violence between armed groups continues, alongside extreme poverty and a deteriorating economy.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Because that directly violated the no contact order, Hurd was arrested for stalking and aggravated harassment, and went back on trial.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Trump is particularly aggravated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO — the world's biggest military alliance, which comprises 32 countries in Europe and North America.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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The ongoing humanitarian crisis is worsened by widespread poverty, food insecurity, and a crumbling health care system, displacing over a million people from their homes in search of safety.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Here’s what students and educators across the state told us about the floods and leaks, overcrowding and inaccessibility, safety and outages, crumbling buildings and heating and cooling problems that impact every part of their day.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Apr. 2025
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As for the film’s source material, Chew-Bose says that making Bonjour Tristesse significantly deepened her appreciation for Sagan’s very real novel.—
Jessie Heyman,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Grief can soften us and deepen our empathy or bring on rage and isolation.—
Friends of Karen,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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That the posing and posturing for the public continued even as the Pentagon descended into turmoil over his rocky leadership seemed to say something, too.—
Jonathan Swan,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The hospital’s staff had braced for an onslaught of wounded after learning of the disaster, an army of ambulances having descended on the farm to the southwest of the city center where the plane’s carcass lay burning.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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President Trump’s recent ultimatum proposing U.S. recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea has intensified the diplomatic divide within Europe, forcing European capitals to choose between Kyiv or Washington.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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As the pope’s funeral approached, security around the Vatican intensified.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Muir declined to speak to The Athletic about the evolution of Stanford athletics.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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More: Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules A federal appeals court on April 18 declined the administration's request to pause the judge's order.—
Andrew Chung and John Kruzel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Carolina’s just a lot deeper than New Jersey, and that’s exacerbated by who’s missing from the lineup.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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For them and others, the government’s COVID policies exacerbated those feelings, which now may inform vaccine views.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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