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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deteriorate.

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Examples

  • Above all, chains represent a much-needed sense of urgency, a growing conviction that rewarding patients for stoically waiting their turn as their health deteriorates is unjustified and unnecessary.

    ...With Functioning Kidneys for All 2009

  • Above all, chains represent a much-needed sense of urgency, a growing conviction that rewarding patients for stoically waiting their turn as their health deteriorates is unjustified and unnecessary.

    ...With Functioning Kidneys for All 2009

  • For Stephen Holden, The Architect "deteriorates from a potentially enlightening exploration of urban development and class conflict into a preposterous melodrama."

    GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 12/4. 2006

  • Once my brain deteriorates enough, I’ll devolve into a typical mindless movie monster, so I have that to look forward to.

    AN UNDEAD DAY AT THE SPA • by Stephanie Scarborough 2010

  • If that optimism deteriorates, that is people think, you know what, no matter what I do it's going to be hard to get a job.

    unknown title 2011

  • Increased losses from bad loans are likely if the economy deteriorates, which is a "distinct possibility," Dimon said.

    unknown title 2009

  • Increased losses from bad loans are likely if the economy deteriorates, which is a "distinct possibility," Dimon said.

    Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News 2009

  • Growth and deterioration are the same thing: a human being "deteriorates" or "grows" into a one-man jungle.

    Déjeuner sur l'Herbe McCarthy, Mary 1963

  • "My language kind of deteriorates out here," Jantz confessed.

    chicagotribune.com - 2009

  • The quality of your decisions deteriorates because you are afraid to test them in open argument.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

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