decaying
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Officials say some 1,800 localities have already vanished since the turn of the century -- ghost villages that have become nothing more than decaying buildings and a name on a map.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
On the shore of a nondescript, decaying seaside town, a boat that went missing 30 years ago suddenly reappears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
"Millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk on the surface of the Earth."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
But the pansexual Lestat de Lioncourt transformed them into rebellious, romantic figures, the stuff of adolescent FOMO, as opposed to decaying ghouls.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Dill met Brother McKinnon’s caustic gaze, his shame decaying into anger.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
