abraded

verb

past tense of abrade
1
as in eroded
to damage or diminish by continued friction ropes abraded by the rocks were a huge danger to the climbers

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2
as in irritated
to make sore by continued rubbing my new running shoes abraded my heels until they blistered

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3
as in scratched
to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface the yacht's once-flawless wooden hull had been badly abraded by years of rough dockings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abraded
  1. eroded
  2. irritated
  3. scratched
  4. frayed
  5. scraped
  6. wore
  7. rubbed
Verb
  • He was elected in a landslide in July 2024, but quit after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • This base of progressive influence in Washington cannot be eroded.
    — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of eroded
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  • But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of irritated
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  • Bubic made two rehab starts in Triple-A Omaha, didn’t feel right after the second one (on June 27) and was scratched from his next start.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
  • The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department advised anyone bitten or scratched by a bat or other wild animal to promptly clean the wound with soap and water, then contact a physician or go to the emergency room.
    — Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of scratched
Verb
  • Trump’s posturing underscored how his alliance with Meloni — long seen as one of his closest friends in Europe — has frayed over his war in Iran, his tariffs against Europe and his complaints when anyone disagrees with him.
    — Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • Meloni is astonished and defiant Trump’s posturing underscored how his alliance with Meloni — who has long been seen as one of his closest friends in Europe — has frayed over his war in Iran, his tariffs against Europe and his complaints when anyone disagrees with him.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of frayed
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  • If the white finish has been scraped away or the leather has visible scratches, cleaning alone won’t completely restore the area.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
  • Among the billions of images in the dataset on which Stable Diffusion was trained were millions of photographs and other visual works scraped from the stock photography website Getty Images.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Definition of scraped
Verb
  • French President Emmanuel Macron wore a pair of aviator sunglasses indoors again.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • While visiting Evelina London Children’s Hospital, the princess wore a breezy white shirt dress cinched with a black waist belt and finished with classic kitten heels.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of wore
Verb
  • Simply planting these herbs isn't enough—the oils must be extracted and rubbed onto skin or clothing.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
  • Brown alleged Wilhelmy rubbed her stomach, touched her shoulders and spanked her despite objections.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
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