decomposed
Americanadjective
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having undergone decomposition.
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(of a feather) having the barbs separate, hanging loosely, and not interconnected by barbules.
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Based on this evidence, the researchers concluded that the animal had partially decomposed before fossilization, altering its appearance and leading to the earlier misidentification.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Arcuri said this approach “shifts performance discussions away from standalone GPU generations and toward how workloads are decomposed, orchestrated and scaled across the full system.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026
Detectives hope a new digital recreation of a man's face could help them work out who he was - 18 months on from his highly decomposed body being found in a remote mid Wales reservoir.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
On Dec. 6, a couple discovered Melodee’s decomposed body along a remote stretch of State Route 24 near Caineville, Utah.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
They macerate and digest the leaves, and aid in mixing the decomposed matter with the surface soil.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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