corrodes

present tense third-person singular of corrode

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Recent Examples of corrodes But political violence committed by private individuals or groups also corrodes constitutional democracy. Gregory P. Magarian, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 Risk perceptions keep capital in safe markets, compliance-heavy rules choke local access, and misinformation corrodes trust in the very tools meant to help. Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrodes
erodes
Verb
  • The main channel of the Amazon River constantly erodes existing land and deposits new earth.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As the seven-week timeline erodes, some lawmakers have also shown a desire to pass a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government until late next year — but Democrats have shown resistance to that idea, too.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Corrodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrodes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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