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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
And ironically, the very savings sought through tariff avoidance may be eroded by delays, defects and damaged trust.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 25 Apr. 2025
However, after a promising beginning, the law has eroded, resulting in the loss of more than a dozen historic properties throughout the city in just the last two years.
—Michael S. Hiller, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
American brand ‘eroding’ Tariffs have also sent the stock market plunging and slowed down the economy.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
While Trump retains strong support from his base, his approval among swing voters has eroded.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 25 Apr. 2025
However, after a promising beginning, the law has eroded, resulting in the loss of more than a dozen historic properties throughout the city in just the last two years.
—Michael S. Hiller, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
American brand ‘eroding’ Tariffs have also sent the stock market plunging and slowed down the economy.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
While Trump retains strong support from his base, his approval among swing voters has eroded.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 24 Apr. 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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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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Famously, stage and film star Sir Sean Connery openly discussed wearing a headpiece in all of his James Bond roles.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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She was buried wearing a cloak of blue and brown feathers, seemingly from a macaw of the Amazon rainforest.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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To allow these courts to be destroyed to make pickleball courts is just wrong.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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How choice destroyed the milk industry But milk’s bursts in popularity have been conspicuously conditional, ebbing and flowing with the economy and government support.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
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His shirt collar is frayed, and there’s a hole in the right elbow of his sweater.—
Domenico Starnone,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Burnout frayed Patton’s love for sourcing and selling coffee.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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But the capture of banks corrodes markets in more insidious ways, as well.—
Elizabeth David-Barrett,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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Gossip acts as an acid, corroding the workplace foundation silently and swiftly.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Answer: Your withdrawals from retirement plans won’t reduce your Social Security directly.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The trial of estrogen alone also raised safety concerns, though both types of therapy reduced the risk of bone fractures.—
Jean Wactawski-Wende,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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This is an effective way to acknowledge foresight without rubbing it in, says Malka Shaw, a licensed clinical social worker in Nutley, N.J.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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After she's clambered over, Harper gently rubs her brother's back before snuggling up next to him.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Every February, Dresden seeks to commemorate the Allied bombing attack in 1945 that essentially erased the city.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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Buxton’s leadoff single in the ninth inning was erased by a double play, and the Twins only scored once in the 10th on Jonah Bride’s sac fly.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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