as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
plants molding in the abandoned garden
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To spotlight the names molding the business landscape, TIME and Statista ranked 350 VC firms at the forefront of catalyzing innovation, supporting emerging startups, and driving the next generation of economic growth.
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Charlotte Hu, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
This is the dynamic that many fintechs are quietly optimizing for—not informing our behavior but, rather, molding it.
—Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Osbourne was one of the most iconic figures in rock, molding the sound and perception of heavy metal with his one-of-a-kind voice and shocking antics.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The company makes extrusion blowing molding machines used in the production of plastic containers for beauty products and other uses.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Police later sawed open the floor to expose Grimes’ decomposing 135-pound body.—
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The following day, Authorities found Grimes’ decomposing body wrapped in a blanked and tarp in the crawl space.—
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There’s concerts, there’s dinners, there’s brunches, there’s rotting time at home.—
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There, surrounding apple orchards and clumps of fallen, rotting fruit furnish the film with a rather literal visual metaphor, to which Etzler returns a bit too often.—
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It’s been ripe for restoration since the 1970s and has sat, empty and disintegrating, for most of that time.—
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According to experts, the early signs of a disintegrating friendship are often easy to miss and can be difficult to address.—
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Understanding Roly Poly Bugs Pillbugs and sowbugs are generalist scavengers, feeding on fungi, decaying matter, and occasionally plants, says Benson.—
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Although that serves as the lynchpin of Hinako's journey through both her decaying town and the Otherworld, a strange realm that manifests itself through Hinako's fears and anxieties, the teenager's journey is rooted in more than just angst.—
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“Molding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/molding. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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