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corrading

verb

present participle of corrade
as in wearing
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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  1. wearing
  2. eroding
  3. fraying
Verb
  • Rolison was a good sport and committed to the bit, despite wearing it for 12 hours in the hot weather.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In the first photo, the SKIMS founder is seen wearing a pink tube top paired with a choker necklace and a frosty lip shade, all signature trends of the early aughts.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of wearing
Verb
  • The same channels that connected people and lifted small businesses were also fueling disinformation, eroding trust and democratic debate, and weighing on teenagers’ mental health.
    — Quentin Bordage, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Communities have seen waves pound the coastline, eroding the shore and putting homes and infrastructure at risk.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of eroding
Verb
  • Amid competing global crises and shifting donor priorities, that safety net is fraying.
    — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • To help prevent the fabric around the drawstring hole from fraying, paint a rectangle and snip an opening in the channel as described below.
    — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fraying
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“Corrading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrading. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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