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corrade

verb

kə-ˈrād

Definition of corrade

as in to wear

to damage or diminish by continued friction the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription

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Carlton Wing wore a coat of live mayflies Thursday while fly fishing for bream on Midway Lake.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Her coaching staff has worn IM8 swag, though things can get confusing because her coach, Anton Dubrov, is now part of the Eight Sleep team.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of wear

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While lenders initially benefit from higher income, boosting investment returns, that advantage can be eroded if weaker companies struggle to service their debt.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Though liberal institutions survived formally, the social and economic settlement that sustained them had begun to erode.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of erode

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The relationship between the fans and the club’s hierarchy, including ownership at The Friedkin Group, has also been frayed due to the way the window ended.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry is centuries old, torn in thousands of places, and liable to fray at the lightest touch.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

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