Decay and Flag

Decay

Decay verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the restaurant's standards for food and service had decayed over the years

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Flag and decay are semantically related in reduction topic. In some cases you can use "Flag" instead a verb "Decay".

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Flag verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.

Usage example: we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail

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Decay and flag are semantically related in reduction topic. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead a verb "Flag".

Nearby Word: flagging

old	old decay	old flag
similar	similar decay	similar flag
instant	instant decay	instant flag
real	real decay	real flag
Other adjectives: massive, major.

The Victorians and Edwardians loved to associate this with madness and decay as the symbol of the plague is a yellow flag with a single black spot flown above an infected vessel or building.

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This alone is not an indicator of Adaptation Decay, but generally raises a warning flag to potential viewers.

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