undecomposed

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Recent Examples of undecomposed Aeration is also used when there is a layer of thatch (undecomposed organic matter) on top of the soil and beneath the runners. Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2022 Onions + Garlic Crop rotation plan Rotate with legumes, and avoid planting in soil with undecomposed organic matter. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2017 This is a layer of undecomposed stems (not leaves) of grass. Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 7 July 2017 A dead monkey, still whole, still undecomposed, drifted back and forth with a certain precision upon those ripples and eddies without exit. Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecomposed
Adjective
  • Her outfits are mercifully uncontaminated by everyday labor.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The earliest American advertisements for milk, from the 1840s, emphasized its bucolic origins and uncontaminated contents, using imagery of rolling hills and words such as wholesome, fresh, and unadulterated.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The room had remained untouched for decades after the family closed it off following the passing of various relatives—most recently the sisters' uncle, who owned the house.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • And while political freedoms have contracted, especially since the war in Ukraine began, the private lives of the conforming majority have remained largely untouched.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Best travel insurance policies While the town itself is endearing and slow-paced, Loreto’s unspoiled surroundings are truly what captivate travelers – and hopefully will for decades to come, as so much of it is protected to slow the pace of development.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The problem with discussing Takashi Miike's 1999 battle-of-the-sexes masterpiece is that the film's main selling point is also something that's best left unspoiled.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Similarly, veteran Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston, known for his pristine presidential election forecast in the state, also predicted Monday that independents, which make up the plurality of voters in Nevada, would propel Harris to a narrow 0.3-point victory over Trump in Nevada.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Here are 11 destinations where the holiday season meets pristine powder, making for one perfect ski getaway.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Multigenerational trips where families rent houses are popular here, too, and the biggest nightlife activity is stargazing under the unpolluted sky and looking for fiddler crabs on the beach.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In a natural, unpolluted environment hawkmoths might fly 80 kilometers in a night and be able to home in on flowers from kilometers away.
    Popular Science, Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • No scandal: The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The White House is untainted by scandal, the incumbent party is charismatic.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024

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“Undecomposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undecomposed. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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