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to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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Recent Examples of corroded
Dallas Morning News, 20 Feb. 2026
Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Follow this step-by-step approach to safely remove rusty, corroded hardware, without turning this small repair into a bigger problem.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
There, a corroded pipe leaked 5,000 gallons of fuel into the crawl space of a maintenance building associated with the elementary school.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
The renovation plans call for replacing the sign’s corroded letters and converting the lighting to an LED system.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Those kept in the more acidic water were significantly more corroded, and had far more cracks and holes, especially at the root and tooth base.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
In the guise of offering a form of protection, Golubski coöpted women into becoming instruments of the criminal-justice apparatus that corroded their community.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
These prevent the tank itself from rusting and, if the rods are corroded, chances are your tank’s walls are next.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Their water corroded the bathtub and coated their taps and appliances in rust and salt residue.
—Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
That negativity has corroded Frank’s standing at Spurs over time.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
If your burner is dirty, corroded, or blocked, this can prevent your water heater from lighting.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Or have all of his brain cells corroded away after years of huffing his own scent?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
The dissipator grate, which was installed in 1998 and has corroded over the years due to the ocean conditions, is also being replaced, the city announced.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Inspectors found widespread water intrusion, corroded piping and deteriorating concrete throughout City Hall and its two-level underground garage.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Feb. 2026
Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
Follow this step-by-step approach to safely remove rusty, corroded hardware, without turning this small repair into a bigger problem.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
There, a corroded pipe leaked 5,000 gallons of fuel into the crawl space of a maintenance building associated with the elementary school.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
The renovation plans call for replacing the sign’s corroded letters and converting the lighting to an LED system.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Those kept in the more acidic water were significantly more corroded, and had far more cracks and holes, especially at the root and tooth base.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
When payments did at last flow to Chagossian families, their value was much corroded by the inflation of the Mauritian rupee.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
In the guise of offering a form of protection, Golubski coöpted women into becoming instruments of the criminal-justice apparatus that corroded their community.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
These prevent the tank itself from rusting and, if the rods are corroded, chances are your tank’s walls are next.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Their water corroded the bathtub and coated their taps and appliances in rust and salt residue.
—Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
That negativity has corroded Frank’s standing at Spurs over time.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
If your burner is dirty, corroded, or blocked, this can prevent your water heater from lighting.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Or have all of his brain cells corroded away after years of huffing his own scent?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
The dissipator grate, which was installed in 1998 and has corroded over the years due to the ocean conditions, is also being replaced, the city announced.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroded
Adjective
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The films arrived in deteriorated condition, with about 10 reels that had been shuttled from basements to barns to garages.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The cheaper real estate solution would typically be to tear down a deteriorated structure, Matthews told The News.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In Lebanon, Hezbollah’s wide popularity has been eroded by the fighting.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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The landscape first took shape more than 320 million years ago, as wind and rain slowly eroded the forest’s vast sedimentary rock deposits.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The company later recovered more than 888,000 gallons of contaminated fuel that had mixed with other gasoline already in the tanks.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Much of the last decade has been spent trying to stabilize the facility, containing radiation within the reactors and reducing the amount of contaminated water on site.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Top with crumbled cheese, if desired.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Top with tortilla strips, fresh cilantro, avocado slices, lime slices, and crumbled queso fresco.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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During the Gulf War in 1991, downwind countries experienced similar polluted rain as Kuwait’s oil fields burned.—
Armin Sorooshian,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some Iranians fear the polluted rain, which also contains heavy metals, could contaminate drinking-water reservoirs and waterways.—
Tammy Webber,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Those officers are no longer allowed to testify in criminal court cases because of their tainted reputation.—
Dave Savini,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Corruption scandals have brought down several people in Zelensky’s inner circle, including his former business partner Timur Mindich and his long-time right-hand man Andriy Yermak, leading some observers to question whether Zelensky had a tendency to over-rely on tainted allies.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Brant Byers was fouled on a 3-point attempt but made only two of three free throws.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo drove hard for a lay-in and was fouled for a three-point play for 70 points early in fourth quarter.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Corroded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroded. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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