deteriorate
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc.
have been deteriorating
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present perfect progressiveof deteriorate.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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County’s juvenile halls have been deteriorating in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
Outbound shipments, after peaking for the year in July, have been deteriorating by value, despite a falling Chinese currency , official data show.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022
Conditions have been deteriorating for the past several years.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
South Korea’s export-driven economy makes it particularly sensitive to conditions in the global economy, which have been deteriorating recently.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
The comforts of our poor Highlander have been deteriorating, and his position lowering, for the last three ages, and we see no prospect of improvement.
From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by John Davidson
