cankers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of canker
as in poisons
to lower in character, dignity, or quality such shameless ambulance chasing cankers the legal profession

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cankers

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noun

plural of canker
as in rot

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cankers
  1. poisons
  2. rot
  3. corrupts
  4. cancers
  5. degrades
  6. deteriorates
  7. damages
  8. weakens
Verb
  • Set in 2029 in a future where no mutants have been born in 25 years, Jackman plays an older, grizzlier Wolverine, one whose healing factor is fading as his adamantium skeleton slowly poisons him.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Any infection can progress to a systemic disease that poisons the blood and body.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of poisons
Noun
  • The atmosphere persists even when the characters are off the air, as if to suggest that the seeping rot of the show has metastasized into every moment of their lives.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The onset of rot is creeping closer and the meat may even begin to stink.
    — Jack Hennessy, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of rot
Verb
  • Forgetting his bond with the land, Mariano awakens the Ch’iqmi, a dark force that corrupts his people.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • One nanny will try to get to the bottom of it before all the partying, power and privilege corrupts her.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of corrupts
Noun
  • Now researchers are investigating whether certain cancers, such as breast cancer, could be added to that list.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 8 June 2026
  • Over time, follow-on R&D added over 40 indications across numerous cancers — including early-stage applications that allow treatment to begin before cancer worsens.
    — Tomas J. Philipson, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Definition of cancers
Verb
  • However, doing so degrades the signal and leads to data-reading errors.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Rich Handel, resident laundry expert at Consumer Reports, warns that mixing heavy fabrics like denim with delicate garments increases friction and degrades the softer material.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of degrades
Verb
  • As her brother Aldwin’s mental health deteriorates, Lil considers risking her future to travel to him.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Keep the effort easy enough that your movement quality improves rather than deteriorates.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of deteriorates
Verb
  • The bleeding increases pressure inside the skull and damages brain tissue.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Nor'easter damages towns at Jersey Shore New Jersey State Police emergency management officials used a drone Monday to survey the damage along the promenade.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of damages
Verb
  • Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive.
    — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Research shows that people who share their goals publicly are less likely to achieve them, since talking about them creates a premature sense of accomplishment and weakens the drive to do the work.
    — Ben Meer, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of weakens
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“Cankers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cankers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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