deteriorate
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc.
has been deteriorating
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present perfect progressiveof deteriorate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. fiscal outlook has been deteriorating for years, and about $10 trillion in government debt is coming due this year.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
"The performance of the coke ovens has been deteriorating over many months, despite some Herculean efforts by the teams there," he added.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
“Our country’s infrastructure has been deteriorating for decades,” Ms. Yellen said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Alexei Navalny is Russia’s best-known opposition politician, whose health has been deteriorating since he was jailed on trumped-up charges in 2021.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
It has been deteriorating for some time, consequently I was enabled to buy it low, but now that I have got it I intend to build up the concern.
From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Anna Katharine Green
