as in erosion
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
the corrosion of family values that is often brought on by great wealth
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Recent Examples of corrosion
The stainless steel blade is sturdy and has a titanium carbo-nitride coating for corrosion resistance.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Lower contact forces can cause corrosion on parts of the board over time.
—James Powel, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
That connection’s structural design did not meet building code standards and steel reinforcement was missing, misplaced or eaten away by corrosion.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Microsoft in 2020 released findings from a two-year study that determined undersea datacenters would prove a reliable and practical solution for issues related to corrosion from oxygen and humidity, temperature fluctuations, and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Lower contact forces can cause corrosion on parts of the board over time.
—James Powel, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
That connection’s structural design did not meet building code standards and steel reinforcement was missing, misplaced or eaten away by corrosion.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Microsoft in 2020 released findings from a two-year study that determined undersea datacenters would prove a reliable and practical solution for issues related to corrosion from oxygen and humidity, temperature fluctuations, and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrosion
erosion
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Farley described a revelation about the erosion of what blue-collar work used to represent—stability, pride, and a single income that could support a family.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The driftwood trees help to blunt the effects of hurricanes—and, thus, slow down erosion—on the remaining woods and uplands.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Corrosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrosion. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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