rotten
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If Knicks fans need me to stand in a public square and pummel me with rotten vegetables, please name the square and vegetable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
It’s the soundtrack of first loves and first heartbreaks, rotten days, soured friendships and sweet hopes for tomorrow.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
He says that many of them were thirsty, starving or had rotten feet after journeying into Evros.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“And he’ll spoil him rotten, we both know that.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Oh, No! Synonyms for "Bad"
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