worsened; worsening
ˈwərs-niŋ,
ˈwər-sᵊn-iŋ
: to make worse
: to become worse
the weather began to worsen
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Examples of worsen in a Sentence
Spending more money is only going to worsen the problem.
the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The takeover of Goma is expected to worsen the humanitarian crisis.
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Yet more than 7,000 people each day still opt to wait to speak to a person, creating a logjam that's only expected to worsen over the coming weeks and months.
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According to the book, things worsened when the film production moved to Hollywood.
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The takeover of Goma is expected to worsen the humanitarian crisis.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Yet more than 7,000 people each day still opt to wait to speak to a person, creating a logjam that's only expected to worsen over the coming weeks and months.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
According to the book, things worsened when the film production moved to Hollywood.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Worsen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worsen. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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