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corroded

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verb

past tense of corrode

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Recent Examples of corroded
Adjective
After 50,000 drops, the corroded patch was over a millimeter across. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Kennedy also heard reports of corroded parts being on the production line. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 There could be a leak, clogged or corroded pipes, or a problem with your home’s water pressure. Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026 Aviator’s Restaurant at Sacramento Executive Airport remains closed six months after a routine kitchen floor repair uncovered crumbling concrete, corroded rebar, asbestos and mold. Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 But the closure extended because of concerns over possible asbestos, lead paint, corroded pipes and other damage, according to previous Statesman reporting. Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026 Authorities evacuated the busy fishing pier while technicians examined the heavily corroded device. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Pumps and lift systems can easily become corroded. David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 But one look at the crumbling, corroded metal shield covering the base left Jacobson thinking, at the very least, that should have been replaced over the years. John Ramos, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
One of its major objectives was to provoke Western states into attacking their own democracies, in a kind of auto-immune response to terrorism, in which the effort to defend the political body corroded it from within. Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 After 3,000 drops, roughly equivalent to an afternoon of moderate rain, the copper plate beneath all four surfaces had corroded, despite its Teflon coating. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Worse, sometimes they were corroded, broken, or not built to code, employees said. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 The uric acid in the urine corroded the copper in the paint, breaking down the pure metal into mineral salts. Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 Today, the town’s Victorian grandeur is rotting and crumbling away, its cast-iron piers corroded by sea salt. George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 Olewack warns that older plumbing materials, such as cast iron, may be corroded and leaking, and that most homeowners choose to replace these older materials with PVC. Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026 Meanwhile, reinforcing steel in the pool deck and street-level parking slabs were corroded in some areas, according to NIST. ABC News, 22 June 2026 What better time than the summer of the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence to reflect on how Trump’s years of lying have corroded the citizenry’s essential belief in the integrity of elections? Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroded
Adjective
  • Clark said the supports are needed because equipment used in the investigation is too heavy and difficult to maneuver safely on the deteriorated floor.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • According to the officer, the decision to classify Sands' death as such was the result of the deteriorated condition of his body.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Bigger paychecks sought While the economy may be showing signs of acceleration, stubborn inflation has eroded Americans’ take-home pay.
    Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Optimizing college for professional preparation also began to pull the two purposes apart, and eroded the unrepeatable social experience that college is supposed to provide.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Raw chicken juice cross-contaminated onto raw squid when an employee stacked a container of raw chicken on top of the squid container.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many Coloradans spent the last few months changing their diets, avoiding produce in fear of tainted food, as nearly 20,000 people across the country were sick after a historic cyclospora outbreak that came from contaminated lettuce.
    Jaimie Dodge, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Meet Starbucks’ Brand New Fall Mini Pies First up is the Apple Crumble Mini Pie, which features a melt-in-your-mouth apple filling topped with a generous pile of crumbled streusel.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Top watermelon slices with crumbled feta and sliced basil for a refreshing snack.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In Wilmington, officials are looking into why a couple of polluted tidal creeks in the area are struggling to recover despite restoration efforts.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But flood control cut off that supply, replacing it with polluted canals.
    Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Many Coloradans spent the last few months changing their diets, avoiding produce in fear of tainted food, as nearly 20,000 people across the country were sick after a historic cyclospora outbreak that came from contaminated lettuce.
    Jaimie Dodge, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One example is museums’ wall labels now mentioning tainted or dubious provenance.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Pablo was fouled in the build up to Mavropanos’s equaliser, with summer signing Arne Engels providing the assist from a free kick.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Leading 46-40 at halftime, the Sun went on an 8-0 run that started with a driving layup by Nelson-Ododa, who was fouled and completed the three-point play.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.
    Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
  • 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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