degradation
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decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, dégringolade, descent, deterioration, devolution, downfall, downgrade, ebb, eclipse, fall
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Brazil contains about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. — NBC News, "As Amazon burns, Brazil's Bolsonaro tells rest of world not to interfere," 23 Aug. 2019 Brazil contains about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. — courant.com, "Amazon fires stir bitter dispute over who is to blame," 22 Aug. 2019 Microplastics are the tiny pieces of plastic that result from the degradation of larger plastic items, such as bags or bottles, in the environment, as well as from the synthetic fibers that can slough off of clothing and other fabric items. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, "Airborne Plastic Is Blowing All the Way to the Arctic," 14 Aug. 2019 Vegetation loss, fire damage, coastal degradation, soil erosion, water instability and lower crop yields are among the Industrial Revolution side effects already being felt from India to Iowa. — Bill Weir, CNN, "Scientists say farmers could grow their way out of the climate crisis," 8 Aug. 2019 Earth Overshoot Day does not, for example, take into account soil degradation, or water contamination, or mass species decline—because it isn’t designed to do that. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "Earth Overshoot Day is earlier than ever this year—and it underestimates the crisis," 27 July 2019 Much of the report focuses on agriculture, diet, and conservation, especially the need for farming practices to become more efficient and sustainable to avoid food shortages and further environmental degradation. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "To combat climate change, cities need to tackle sprawl," 8 Aug. 2019 The sites were picked based on their suspected involvement in water diversion or environmental degradation. — Ukiah Daily Journal, The Mercury News, "More than 42,000 marijuana plants confiscated in Mendocino County during Operation Clean Sweep," 25 July 2019 The whole financial system works because there’s a graceful degradation. — John Detrixhe, Quartz, "Jack Dorsey says now is our chance to build a global currency for the internet," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'degradation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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