Decay and Pass

Decay

Decay verb - To go through decomposition.

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

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Decay and pass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

pure	pure decay	pure pass
long	long decay	long pass
similar	similar decay	similar pass
deep	deep decay	deep pass
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, major.

way	decay way	pass way
barrier	decay barrier	pass barrier

That means if you pass a monopole through a normal atom the atom will decay into a burst of gamma rays and neutrinos.

Source: Made of Explodium
All the while, days pass in seconds and the building slips back and forth between various states of decay.

Source: Video Game / Quantum Break
Hallmark Movie Channel did recently cut its slight decay off at the pass by rebranding itself as Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, thereby justifying its daytime reruns of classic murder-mystery TV series (Murder, She Wrote, Hart to Hart, Diagnosis: Murder, etc.)

Source: Network Decay / Notable Aversions

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