as in neglect
the state of being unattended to or not cared for
the old house was in such disrepair that the roof had caved in
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Recent Examples of disrepair
Many of the homes and buildings around the sea have fallen into disrepair.
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Many houses in the area have fallen into disrepair as inhabitants have left to find work and opportunities in bigger cities.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
The 12-room hotel fell into disrepair and shuttered in 1996.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Originally built in 1873, the house was used as a music school, beauty shop and boarding house before eventually falling into disrepair and undergoing a substantial renovation in the 1970s.
—Andrew King, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Many houses in the area have fallen into disrepair as inhabitants have left to find work and opportunities in bigger cities.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
The 12-room hotel fell into disrepair and shuttered in 1996.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Originally built in 1873, the house was used as a music school, beauty shop and boarding house before eventually falling into disrepair and undergoing a substantial renovation in the 1970s.
—Andrew King, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for disrepair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrepair
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At that time, though, the system was already in decline after years of neglect in terms of maintenance and investment.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Three Missouri residents are charged with child neglect Police have charged three Missouri residents with child neglect after discovering a small child under their care in severe physical distress.Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Algorithms are used to predict patients' risk of death or deterioration, to suggest diagnoses or triage patients, to record and summarize visits to save doctors work, and to approve insurance claims.Darius Tahir | KFF Health News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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The measures, which include banning the maintenance of the aircraft and the supply of new planes, are likely to continue the deterioration of Russia's aviation industry.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Look no further than the abandonment of computer ranking systems of the BCS era in favor of the all-human selection committee of the College Football Playoff.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Theunissen also previously pleaded guilty to animal abandonment in 2018 after allegedly leaving his chocolate Lab alone in a cage in his apartment when he was evicted in 2017.Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Disrepair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrepair. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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