decompose

Example Sentences

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Scavengers could come and eat the dead animals, and what was left of their bodies would decompose and enrich the soil.

From Literature

Despite recycling efforts, most plastic ends up in landfills where it can take centuries to decompose, leaching out chemicals during that time, Deeney said.

From Barron's

But those scenarios can be “decomposed into a bunch of other smaller scenarios” that can be addressed through reasoning, he said.

From MarketWatch

"It was so upsetting to see - especially as we believe Floss had been living in the same house as the decomposing remains of her friend."

From BBC

In that instance, moss growth on a decomposing skeleton helped investigators estimate how long the individual had been dead.

From Science Daily