eroded; eroding
1
: to diminish or destroy by degrees:
a
: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)
b
: to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
flooding eroded the hillside
c
: to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away
inflation eroding buying power
2
: to produce or form by eroding
glaciers erode U-shaped valleys
: to undergo erosion
where the land has eroded away
Examples of erode in a Sentence
Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.
The shoreline has eroded badly.
Recent Examples on the Web
That's better than leaving the money in a checking account that might be providing little to no interest, which effectively erodes the value of your money due to the impact of inflation.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Two workers for Google DeepMind, the company’s AI division, expressed fears that the lab’s ability to prevent its AI tools being used for military purposes had been eroded, following a restructure last year.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
But these frequent mechanized ground attacks by the Russians are like sand-blasting – eroding Ukrainian defenses in multiple spots along the frontlines.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Still, some of that bipartisan support has eroded as the number of people crossing the southern border has reached record levels.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The crisis surrounding the 737 MAX has significantly eroded consumer trust and investor confidence in Boeing.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Inflation has eroded some of the federal funding boost.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
These tiny bits eroded from larger rocks over millions of years.
—Brian Darby, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
His actions against the Magic don’t erode Kerr’s confidence in Green going forward, the coach said.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Two workers for Google DeepMind, the company’s AI division, expressed fears that the lab’s ability to prevent its AI tools being used for military purposes had been eroded, following a restructure last year.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
But these frequent mechanized ground attacks by the Russians are like sand-blasting – eroding Ukrainian defenses in multiple spots along the frontlines.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Still, some of that bipartisan support has eroded as the number of people crossing the southern border has reached record levels.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The crisis surrounding the 737 MAX has significantly eroded consumer trust and investor confidence in Boeing.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Inflation has eroded some of the federal funding boost.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
These tiny bits eroded from larger rocks over millions of years.
—Brian Darby, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
His actions against the Magic don’t erode Kerr’s confidence in Green going forward, the coach said.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
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erode
transitive verb
eroded; eroding
1
: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)
acids that erode the teeth
bone eroded by cancer
2
: to remove with an abrasive
a dental tool that erodes the decayed area
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