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addled, bad, corrupted, decayed, decomposed, putrefied, rotten, spoiled
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Minnesota, after two putrid years, has been a strong side in 2019, especially at Allianz Field, where it's lost just once in 14 matches thus far. — Avi Creditor, SI.com, "Atlanta United Adds U.S. Open Cup to Growing Trophy Case," 27 Aug. 2019 As her dad caught his last hours of sleep before his night shift, her mom would take off her plastic hair cover and rubber work boots and head straight to the bathroom to rinse off the putrid stench of chicken. — Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, "Mississippi raids split families and leave children adrift: ‘I just want my mom and dad’," 11 Aug. 2019 Liz Lescault serves on a platter a putrid meal of a gun, bullet shells and clay worms. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: At two Washington spaces, art of a political caliber," 16 Aug. 2019 Miley committed two-run miscue, flipping Yolmer Sanchez's suicide squeeze bunt over the head of catcher Robinson Chirinos, a perfect illustration of such a putrid day on the pitcher's mound. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "White Sox's go-ahead grand slam sinks Astros," 14 Aug. 2019 Miami dominated Penn State all night on paper, gaining three times the yardage, with Penn State quarterback John Shaffer completing a putrid 5-of-16 passes for 53 yards. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "The Greatest Bowl Games in College Football History," 12 Aug. 2019 As her dad caught his last hours of sleep before his night shift, her mom would take off her plastic hair cover and rubber work boots and head straight to the bathroom to rinse off the putrid stench of chicken. — Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, "Mississippi raids split families and leave children adrift: ‘I just want my mom and dad’," 11 Aug. 2019 As her dad caught his last hours of sleep before his night shift, her mom would take off her plastic hair cover and rubber work boots and head straight to the bathroom to rinse off the putrid stench of chicken. — Los Angeles Times, "Mississippi raids split families and leave children adrift: ‘I just want my mom and dad’," 10 Aug. 2019 The 111 containers consisting of plastics, syringes and suspected human remains are believed to have been sent from the U.K. in 2017, the BBC reports, but were only inspected last week after port officials complained of a putrid smell. — Hillary Leung, Time, "Sri Lankans Ask the U.K. to Take Back Rotten Waste," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'putrid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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