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degeneracy

[dih-jen-er-uh-see] / dɪˈdʒɛn ər ə si /




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“I had planned on having a wonderful time, get lost in the debauchery, degeneracy, but I discovered something else, deeper, more profound.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

But the spirit of degeneracy had firmly gripped me.

From Slate Nov. 18, 2025

Mr. Whigham is in his actorly wheelhouse, moral degeneracy.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

It would be unfair to place the sole blame for the degeneracy of civil norms on one segment of the public.

From Salon Oct. 4, 2024

Poetry was a symptom of weakness, of degeneracy and decay.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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