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showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
a dilapidated car that had seen better days
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
In 1853, Ann Pamela Cunningham, a well-to-do woman from South Carolina who was shocked by accounts of the dilapidated state of the home, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union to save it, according to the website.
—Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
To use the dilapidated zoo buildings as a cool backdrop for her son's and his girlfriend's prom photos.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
The rally was 12 miles or more away from the dilapidated apartment complexes that sparked a national firestorm and drew Trump to Colorado.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
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But the main facility’s current dilapidated state is not a safe and rehabilitative environment for any of the more than 1,300 people locked up.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
In 1853, Ann Pamela Cunningham, a well-to-do woman from South Carolina who was shocked by accounts of the dilapidated state of the home, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union to save it, according to the website.
—Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
To use the dilapidated zoo buildings as a cool backdrop for her son's and his girlfriend's prom photos.
—Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024
The rally was 12 miles or more away from the dilapidated apartment complexes that sparked a national firestorm and drew Trump to Colorado.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilapidated
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Soft landing optimism has led the 2024 stock rally to broaden as of late into more neglected areas of the market such as small-caps.Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, a team aiming to restore a neglected and earthquake-damaged archaeological site in Turkey came across a tiny 3,500-year-old cuneiform tablet.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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The permissiveness of college administrators in their tolerance for intolerance against free speech on campus has degraded free-speech protections dramatically.Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
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The hydroelectric dams, which were built between 1912 and the 1960s, not only blocked salmon from reaching spawning areas but also degraded the river’s water quality, contributing to toxic algae blooms and disease outbreaks that at times killed masses of fish.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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According to the nonprofit, Kristin Davis found the abandoned and weak elephant calf while on a trip near Kenya's Chyulu Hills.Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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Tesla’s version similarly depicts a man in a duster coat looking out over a desolate, orange cityscape.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
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The rolling hills of Laikipia, located on the equator, give way to the vast, desolate sand dunes of the Suguta Valley below, before lakes flooded with flamingos come into view.Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, from the research, one vacation made all the difference between being happy and miserable.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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However, their infatuation eventually blurs the lines between fantasy and their miserable realities, inviting new horrors to seep in.Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shane Colombo’s father, Ernesto, brought a tattered file of paperwork to each day of the court proceedings.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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With rescue and cleanup efforts still front of mind in the Tampa Bay region, the city of St. Petersburg is a long way from making any decisions on how to fix the tattered stadium, officials said Friday.NBC News, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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With that, another Carlson lie disintegrated.Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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However, the super sacks that contained the product had disintegrated.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Looks pretty shabby when Android phones up and down the budget spectrum offer 120Hz displays.Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
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While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn't sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that were set in 2009.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dilapidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilapidated. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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