Decay and Lag

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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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Lag and decay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lag" instead a verb "Decay".

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Lag

Lag verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.

Usage example: during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag

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Decay and lag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead a verb "Lag".

Nearby Word: lagging

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She began as just whiny, but took entirely the wrong lesson from Miles, and ended up deciding that she was better off being jerks to her friends to make them go forward to Danny... who they lag behind because of Motive Decay.

Source: Designated Hero / Live-Action TV

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