as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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Recent Examples of corrode
For the anti-Semitic parties of the right, the Jews were the main subject, the driving force corroding national strength and health.
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Brake components on EVs can corrode and fail, too.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
The department inspectors on the scene on Monday discovered that the steel beams that held up the awning were completely corroded through in several spots, while the Clark Street awning also showed similar signs of poor maintenance, a spokesperson said.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2025
There were high-profile examples over the years, including in Washington, D.C., that highlighted the damage that can be done to children and communities when lead service lines are allowed to corrode and poison people’s drinking water.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Brake components on EVs can corrode and fail, too.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
The department inspectors on the scene on Monday discovered that the steel beams that held up the awning were completely corroded through in several spots, while the Clark Street awning also showed similar signs of poor maintenance, a spokesperson said.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2025
There were high-profile examples over the years, including in Washington, D.C., that highlighted the damage that can be done to children and communities when lead service lines are allowed to corrode and poison people’s drinking water.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrode
erode
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Chinese policymakers have intensified efforts aimed at reining in excessive price cuts that have eroded corporate profits while doing little to spur demand.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Higher prices risk eroding consumers’ purchasing power, and for those living paycheck to paycheck this can be quite painful.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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