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as in to eat
to consume or wear away gradually
the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings
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as in to wear
to damage or diminish by continued friction
the winds and desert sands have eroded much of the original surface of these ancient monuments
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Between 1980 and 2012, the county was a Republican stronghold ‒ but support was eroding.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Moreover, Israel is doing so knowing its actions will do nothing to erode the U.S. protection that insulates Israel from the full consequences of its actions.
—Charles Walldorf, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Last week, three Iranian operatives were charged with hacking Trump’s campaign in what the Justice Department says was part of a sweeping effort to undermine the former president and erode confidence in the U.S. electoral system.
—Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Dunn and Wilks are often described as Christian nationalists, supporters of a political movement that seeks to erode, if not eliminate, the distinction between church and state.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Moreover, Israel is doing so knowing its actions will do nothing to erode the U.S. protection that insulates Israel from the full consequences of its actions.
—Charles Walldorf, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Last week, three Iranian operatives were charged with hacking Trump’s campaign in what the Justice Department says was part of a sweeping effort to undermine the former president and erode confidence in the U.S. electoral system.
—Christina A. Cassidy and Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Dunn and Wilks are often described as Christian nationalists, supporters of a political movement that seeks to erode, if not eliminate, the distinction between church and state.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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