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is degenerating

  • present progressive of degenerate (3rd person singular).

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"Perhaps they can add new brain cells to a network that is degenerating," Salta says.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

Not to get too philosophical, but everything alive is degenerating.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

“The storm is degenerating before our eyes right now.”

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2020

He noted that “This is degenerating into a food fight where no one looks good.”

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2016

"Ladies, ladies—this is degenerating into a mere hammer-fest."

From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon