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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
deteriorate .
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Examples
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Above all, chains represent a much-needed sense of urgency, a growing conviction that rewarding patients for stoically waiting their turn as their health deteriorates is unjustified and unnecessary.
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Above all, chains represent a much-needed sense of urgency, a growing conviction that rewarding patients for stoically waiting their turn as their health deteriorates is unjustified and unnecessary.
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For Stephen Holden, The Architect "deteriorates from a potentially enlightening exploration of urban development and class conflict into a preposterous melodrama."
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Once my brain deteriorates enough, I’ll devolve into a typical mindless movie monster, so I have that to look forward to.
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If that optimism deteriorates, that is people think, you know what, no matter what I do it's going to be hard to get a job.
unknown title 2011
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Increased losses from bad loans are likely if the economy deteriorates, which is a "distinct possibility," Dimon said.
unknown title 2009
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Increased losses from bad loans are likely if the economy deteriorates, which is a "distinct possibility," Dimon said.
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Growth and deterioration are the same thing: a human being "deteriorates" or "grows" into a one-man jungle.
Déjeuner sur l'Herbe McCarthy, Mary 1963
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"My language kind of deteriorates out here," Jantz confessed.
chicagotribune.com - 2009
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The quality of your decisions deteriorates because you are afraid to test them in open argument.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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