fester
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We start talking about relationships and unhealthy withdrawal and letting things fester to the point that when the emotions come out, it feels abrupt and the other person has no idea what’s going on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Given your reaction, I don’t believe it’s a good idea to let this fester.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Psychiatric researchers are referring to the confluence of three characteristics—sycophancy, linguistic alignment and hyperpersonalization—as the “amplification spiral,” suggesting it’s the mechanism by which delusional thinking can fester.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Salim says that both show the dangers of allowing pride to fester and swell unchecked.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
His father knew every place in the boy where a word would fester.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
Farmers and herders clash over land in the centre of the country while a simmering separatist movement festers in the southeast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
By your early 70s, the anxiety festers and grows.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
With no immediate help from officers, the fear and anxiety festers inside you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
They allow listeners to call or text questions on WhatsApp, a social media platform especially popular with immigrant communities but where much of the misinformation they see festers.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
Now everything resonates, sticks like a splinter, festers.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
But an uneasy tension festered behind the fanfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
But the chaos Yoon unleashed that night has festered.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
Resentment festered in the meantime, as Bush and his peers questioned why the school hadn’t fought harder to defend him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
Wilson’s lead is a working-class Black man, a former Negro league superstar whose dreams festered when baseball’s color barrier prevented him from rising into the big leagues.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
However few people can successfully demonstrate a principle in common ethics when their deliberation is festered with emotionalism.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
As earnings season gets under way, festering worries about artificial-intelligence stocks could be put to bed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mountains of festering trash blight the streets of the capital, as dump trucks don’t have fuel to pick up the waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
But with little progress on the issues festering and so much riding on their relationship, any reprieve could be temporary—and the space for surprises large.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
The insanity of investing in a new playground when a dozen festering issues make the park unsafe should be crystal clear to one and all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The shower too was glorious: warm clean water over my festering skin, streams of water through my matted hair.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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