as in eroding
to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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Recent Examples of corroding
Further, fear harms communities and society by corroding social trust and civic engagement.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
For the anti-Semitic parties of the right, the Jews were the main subject, the driving force corroding national strength and health.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
For the anti-Semitic parties of the right, the Jews were the main subject, the driving force corroding national strength and health.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroding
eroding
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Most recently, in 2022, the county had completed a more than $18 million project for beach nourishment, which is the process of adding sand to an eroding beach to widen it.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, a recent constitutional reform that gave Mexico’s ruling party control over all three branches of government has fed fears of rising state control over the economy, eroding confidence.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Corroding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroding. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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