as in erosion
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
took the machinery out of operation since attrition had led to the main mechanism's breaking
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Recent Examples of attrition
It’s helped create depth that the Broncos think can withstand the attrition of an NFL season.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The Panthers’ offensive line has undergone immense injury attrition to date.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The remaining stretch will test whether the distribution holds against top units and across the attrition of a long NFL season.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And yet the 49ers yet again found a way to win despite the attrition by limiting star Atlanta back Bijan Robinson and receiver Drake London.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
The Panthers’ offensive line has undergone immense injury attrition to date.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The remaining stretch will test whether the distribution holds against top units and across the attrition of a long NFL season.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
And yet the 49ers yet again found a way to win despite the attrition by limiting star Atlanta back Bijan Robinson and receiver Drake London.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attrition
erosion
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Despite a still-robust economy, on paper anyway, lackluster hiring is adding to Americans’ frayed nerves, as is the erosion of federal safety-net benefits.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since the start of construction, neighbors on Rockland Drive have filed at least 10 complaints to the city’s 311 system for mud in the road, erosion, pothole repair and traffic-calming measures.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Attrition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attrition. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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