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as in deteriorated

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verb

past tense of corrode

as in eroded

to consume or wear away gradually water slowly corrodes iron

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Adjective

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 Replace Rusted/corroded Storage Shelf. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2026 During the renovation of the pool, its original, corroded water jets were discovered. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026 To reduce the risk, Powell Partners LLC, which owns the building, filed a permit on March 27 to remove a 50-foot section of a wall at the back of the structure, which is currently being held up by a jumble of corroded support beams. — Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026 The Santa Ynez complex, then owned by a different company, spilled more than 100,000 gallons of oil near Refugio State Beach in 2015 after a corroded pipeline burst, prompting the state to shut down operations until certain conditions were met. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026 The infrastructure is part of an offshore oil operation that had been closed since 2015, when a corroded section of one of the pipelines burst and caused one of the state’s worst oil spills. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 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

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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 Neither captures the gut punch of betrayal when something precious is corroded beyond recognition. — Eric Ries, Time, 28 May 2026 Usually that happens when the insulation of an underground electrical cable, corroded by road salt, starts to smolder, emitting toxic gases, and then a spark sets them off, sending the cover sky-high. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026 Later in April, however, Isaacman confirmed at a congressional hearing that the aluminum shells of the only two habitable Gateway modules that had been delivered to NASA so far (both of which were built by Europe’s Thales Alenia Space) were corroded. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 Regularly check the batteries inside your emergency kit to make sure they are still securely packed and have not corroded. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026 One of the more intriguing space stories in a while broke last week when NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a congressional hearing that the two habitation modules built for the Lunar Gateway had been corroded. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 Their recovery, assuming they weren't corroded past the point of preservation, would be an invaluable resource for Titanic historians. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroded

Adjective

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
Crews will spend several days rebuilding and paving each section before moving on to the next, according to a press release, and the project will remove deteriorated pavement before the application of new asphalt.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026

Definition of deteriorated

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He was elected in a landslide in July 2024, but quit after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
This base of progressive influence in Washington cannot be eroded.

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of eroded

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Some of the ways a person can get infected is by drinking untreated water, washing or watering fresh produce with contaminated water, or swallowing contaminated water from swimming pools, hot tubs and lakes, according to Cleveland Clinic.

— Michelle Marchante July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Mark Levine, the city's comptroller, said this current cluster of cases is from a contaminated cooling tower, and not a water system.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of contaminated

Adjective

The pre-crumbled stuff will be too dry for this salad, which benefits from the creaminess of the fresh stuff stored in water or brine.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Top with crumbled cheese, drizzle of crema, dollops of salsa verde, and garnish of lime and cilantro.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of crumbled

Adjective

If one neighborhood is highly polluted but nearby communities aren’t, county-level averages would show an overall low level of pollution – even though the more detailed information would reveal a major problem to be addressed in one particular area.

— Mark Axelrod, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Mayflies lay up to 10,000 eggs in the water, and their nymphs can't survive in water that is polluted.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Definition of polluted

Adjective

Close to half of the cases of foodborne illness caused by Vibrio vulnificus have resulted in death, and some within 24 hours after consumption of tainted shellfish such as raw oysters.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Another juvenile in detention passed around the tainted jug, according to the suit.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of tainted

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

Definition of impure

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