as in erosion
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
the corrosion of family values that is often brought on by great wealth
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Recent Examples of corrosion
Over the years, Fallingwater has been experiencing water leaks into its interiors and has seen cracks, rust, and corrosion begin to form across some structures.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
The government had been planning to conduct the requisite inspections and repairs to extend the life of select reactors in the fleet to 50 years when stress corrosion issues were found in several of the reactors, necessitating shutdowns.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Well past her childhood, Brooks witnessed poverty’s corrosion of ambition and hope.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The national passenger rail operator said the corrosion was discovered in several of its aging Horizon cars, which date to the late 1980s.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
The government had been planning to conduct the requisite inspections and repairs to extend the life of select reactors in the fleet to 50 years when stress corrosion issues were found in several of the reactors, necessitating shutdowns.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Well past her childhood, Brooks witnessed poverty’s corrosion of ambition and hope.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
The national passenger rail operator said the corrosion was discovered in several of its aging Horizon cars, which date to the late 1980s.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrosion
erosion
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Now, with the erosion impacting many Southern California beaches, including Lower Trestles, buildings are set behind the access road, Stapelberg noted.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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This national recognition of the evils of slavery comes during a significant backlash against teaching American history, as well as an erosion of other civil rights, namely a rollback of voting rights in places that have high populations of Black voters.—
Jenny Singer,
Glamour,
18 June 2025
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“Corrosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrosion. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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