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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Two men sat on either side of her, one in a hat with WHO RESCUED WHO stitched across it and the other wearing a pearl-button shirt.—
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Madden brought an '80s rocker vibe to show, wearing a skull on his belt and a bandana on his head.—
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Higher insurance and financing costs would be reflected as a sanctions premium on Russian crude, widening the discount to Brent and eroding Russia’s net revenue, the analysis said.—
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But Congress has increasingly rejected his agenda, underscoring his eroding grip on power.—
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The line between college sports—at least at the power conference level—and pro sports appears to be fraying and, thus far, hasn’t deterred college fans from following their favorite teams.—
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Al-Omari is uneasy about signs that Arab unity on disarmament is already fraying.—
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“Corrading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrading. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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