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as in to eat
to consume or wear away gradually
the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings
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as in to wear
to damage or diminish by continued friction
the winds and desert sands have eroded much of the original surface of these ancient monuments
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Recent Examples of erode
This disengagement can erode trust, hinder performance and severely limit organizational growth.
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Dr. Eric George, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
This exodus would shrink domestic lab rosters, and could erode the collaborative power and downstream innovation that typically follows discovery.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
The declaration said Zeldin was turning back the clock on scientific progress and eroding trust in the agency.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Chatterjee notes that this is a brand with strong retention but declining acquisition potential due to eroding external perception.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Dr. Eric George, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
This exodus would shrink domestic lab rosters, and could erode the collaborative power and downstream innovation that typically follows discovery.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
The declaration said Zeldin was turning back the clock on scientific progress and eroding trust in the agency.
—Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Chatterjee notes that this is a brand with strong retention but declining acquisition potential due to eroding external perception.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erode
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The deceased woman was also wearing a black necklace with a cross that family said belonged to DiNapoli, according to court documents.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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The bride wore a guipure high-neck lace gown embellished with crystals and complete with a nine-foot-long train.—
Sarah Title,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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In September 2024, the same month as the pager attack and assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Israel launched the most extensive campaign of airstrikes in the air force’s history hitherto, destroying much of Hezbollah’s strategic surface-to-surface missile stockpiles.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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As rumors swirl and her life collapses, Eva faces a choice: protect herself or expose Amir’s secret and risk destroying him.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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This idea began to fray when early robot AI failed to handle messy, real-world conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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As his confidence begins to fray, and as his smoothly speeding vehicle starts to seem like more and more of a prison, the film becomes almost heart-stoppingly suspenseful.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Slapping tariffs of 25 percent on other countries on a whim, as Trump did to Canada and Mexico, corrodes the impact economic penalties have to punish real unlawful behavior.—
Oona A. Hathaway,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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In 1962, ahead of the prison's closing, the BOP determined the salt air was severely corroding the building.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
5 May 2025
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To reduce background noise when making phone calls or joining in with a video meeting, Headphone (1) has a 4-microphone ENC system that’s backed up by AI.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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As part of its strategy to reduce cancer rates, the European Commission aims to reduce tobacco use to less than 5% of the EU population by 2040.—
Lisa Klaassen,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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While the two were embracing, Hughes gently rubbed Siwa's belly, fueling the pregnancy rumors.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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That reportedly rubbed him the wrong way and paved the path for his departure from Phoenix this offseason.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Federal climate science is being systematically erased.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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The Human Constant Technological revolutions do not erase the need for human judgment.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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