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become worse- The situation could quickly deteriorate.
deteriorate = become worse
- Shortly after the invasion, the security for most Iraqi people deteriorated.
- The two countries have a deteriorating relationship.
- Her popularity began to deteriorate after the event.
- The conflict has led to an alarming deterioration of human rights.
- I was shocked by the deterioration in her health.
- The rubber deteriorated and needs to be replaced.
- The home will not sell for much because of its deteriorated state.
- Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. He grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness and often his work deteriorates.Ernest Hemingway
- Her appearance reflected the mental deterioration.
- Her condition deteriorated
- His mind deteriorated
- Hannah was so satisfied with her own unexpectedly radiant prospects that she hardly realized her mother's anxieties; for there are natures which flourish, in adversity, and deteriorate when exposed to sudden prosperity.Kate Douglas Wiggin -- Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm
- Now my mind is deteriorating rapidly.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon
- June 10: deterioration progressing.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon
- Artificially increased intelligence deteriorates at a rate of time directly proportional to the quantity of the increase.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon
- As will be seen by my report, these and other physical and mental deterioration syndromes can be predicted with statistically significant results by the application of my formula.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon
- As long as I am able to write, I will continue to record my thoughts in these progress reports. It is one of my few pleasures. however, by all indications, my own mental deterioration will be very rapid.Daniel Keyes -- Flowers for Algernon
- John Quincy, when he arrived in September for a holiday of several weeks, was shocked by his father's drastically deteriorating condition.David McCullough -- John Adams
- He's right; the paper from the ports always deteriorates quickly.Ally Condie -- Matched
deteriorated = became worse
deteriorating = worsening
deteriorate = worsen
deterioration = worsening
deterioration = amount of worsening
deteriorated = became worse (wore out)
deteriorated = worsened
deteriorates = becomes worse
deterioration = worsening
deteriorated = became worse
deteriorated = became worse
deteriorate = become worse
deteriorating = getting worse
deterioration = worsening
deteriorates = gets worse
deterioration = worsening
deterioration = worsening