disrepair
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Synonyms & Antonyms for disrepair
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desolation, dilapidation, neglect, seediness
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Some have been criticized for the kind of disrepair and neglect that Trump has accused local leaders of failing to address. — Lisa Mascaro, baltimoresun.com, "Nancy Pelosi defends Baltimore hometown, calls President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a ‘slumlord’," 1 Aug. 2019 Jared Kushner's family real estate firm owns thousands of apartments and townhomes in the Baltimore area, and some have been criticized for the same kind of disrepair and neglect that the president has accused local leaders of failing to address. — Regina Garcia Cano And Bernard Condon, chicagotribune.com, "Trump said Baltimore is rat infested. Look no further than his son-in-law’s apartment buildings.," 31 July 2019 Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm owns thousands of apartments and townhomes in the Baltimore area, and some have been criticized for the same kind of disrepair and neglect that the president has accused local leaders of failing to address. — Regina Garcia Cano And Bernard Condon, Time, "These Baltimore Residents Say Trump's 'Rodent' Tweets Ring True. They Live in Homes Owned by Jared Kushner's Family," 31 July 2019 Opened in 1922, the theater ran through several incarnations, including a movie house and restaurant, before falling into disrepair and closing. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "Heart attack can’t stop musical at Athens Theatre, where for 10 years the show has gone on," 25 July 2019 After Ippolito's death, the estate was passed down in the Este family, but by the 19th century, the house was in disrepair and the fountains plugged up. — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "Tivoli: Why this Italian city is still Rome's great escape, 2,000 years later," 16 July 2019 Iraq's power sector is in disrepair and doesn't generate enough electricity to meet domestic demand, especially during the scorching summer months. — Fox News, "Iraq gets new extension for Iran energy sanctions waiver," 15 June 2019 Things ‘just fell into place.’ A Virginia teen saw a historic black cemetery in disrepair. — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, "A parking garage had 6 suicides in 4 years. Signs on the walls are trying to prevent more.," 26 Aug. 2019 By the end of the 1960s, Elvis Presley’s career was in disrepair — treading water in a sea of bad movies, records that no longer made the charts and a decade of increasing irrelevance in the fast-changing world of rock’ n’ roll. — Richard Zoglin, Time, "Inside the Las Vegas Show That Turned Elvis' Career Around," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disrepair.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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