corrode

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Recent Examples of corrode The Trump administration’s proximity to conspiracy theorizing also corrodes its relationship to intelligence. David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025 According to Honda, the driveshaft may corrode and break due to damage from road salt or other contaminants. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 July 2025 For example, humidity can corrode the wires and internal circuits via moisture buildup, and temperature fluctuations can crack screens through expansion and contraction. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 9 June 2025 Slapping tariffs of 25 percent on other countries on a whim, as Trump did to Canada and Mexico, corrodes the impact economic penalties have to punish real unlawful behavior. Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for corrode
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erode
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  • At the same time, polls have shown confidence in the economy among Republicans eroding.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Most world powers say settlement expansion has eroded the viability of a two-state solution by fragmenting Palestinian territory.
    USA Today, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Corrode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrode. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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