as in eroding
to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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Recent Examples of corroding
In the Monday lawsuit, Maryland officials argue that DC Water was aware for over a decade before the January rupture that the Potomac Interceptor line was corroding and in need of replacement.
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Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
This confirmed the source as the reactor’s corroding nuclear fuel rather than background contamination from global fallout or nearby nuclear facilities.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
These products kill roots on contact without corroding the pipes or killing off the tree.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
During winter, wet road salt can seep into manholes, corroding electrical cables’ insulation, causing sparks and gas that can then combust under pressure.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
As the song progresses, more elements—slow-moving filter sweeps, waltzing arpeggios, a deep and doomy bassline—appear and disappear, moving into the fore of the stereo field before corroding and flaking away.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
In the 1980s, I was impressed by Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death, which argued that television was corroding American society and democracy.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
But researchers have previously expressed concern over damage to sea beds caused by turbine construction, and leaching of toxic materials from corroding metals.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The failure of the West’s big bet on corroding the great Eurasian authoritarians has, for the time being, turned the West against itself.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
This confirmed the source as the reactor’s corroding nuclear fuel rather than background contamination from global fallout or nearby nuclear facilities.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
These products kill roots on contact without corroding the pipes or killing off the tree.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
During winter, wet road salt can seep into manholes, corroding electrical cables’ insulation, causing sparks and gas that can then combust under pressure.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
As the song progresses, more elements—slow-moving filter sweeps, waltzing arpeggios, a deep and doomy bassline—appear and disappear, moving into the fore of the stereo field before corroding and flaking away.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
In the 1980s, I was impressed by Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death, which argued that television was corroding American society and democracy.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
But researchers have previously expressed concern over damage to sea beds caused by turbine construction, and leaching of toxic materials from corroding metals.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The failure of the West’s big bet on corroding the great Eurasian authoritarians has, for the time being, turned the West against itself.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corroding
eroding
Verb
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Mammoth bluffs followed by last-minute retreats only deepened perceptions of inconsistency, further eroding deterrence.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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European carmakers lose premium brand status in China European carmakers are losing their premium brand status in China, as younger consumers opt for cars from domestic brands, further eroding Western firms’ prospects in a cutthroat global market.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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