have decayed
- present perfect of decay.
Example Sentences
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“Remote and hybrid work used to be a privilege, but its benefits over in-person work have decayed across the board,” Chris Martin, senior economist at Glassdoor, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
In several cases, these concretions sealed off the interior lining, preserving pieces of fabric that would normally have decayed long ago.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
Methane spends a lot less time in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide; about 20 years after it's released, most of it will have decayed, while carbon dioxide lingers in the atmosphere for hundreds of years.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
Some of these radionuclides have a relatively short half-life and would already have decayed in the 12 years since the disaster.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 23, 2023
If an isotope is said to have a half-life of five years, you can expect roughly half of the atoms to have decayed in that amount of time.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
