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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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Recent Examples of erode
Maryland’s economy is barely growing, and reductions in the federal workforce are eroding our tax base.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
But the accuracy of the term has eroded over the years.
—Will Stone, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Imagine families moving out, community pride eroding, and once-thriving streets turning into corridors of despair again.
—Rob Long, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2025
This turnover erodes institutional knowledge, increases costs for onboarding and overtime, and limits the capacity to mentor incoming staff.
—Kymberlee Montgomery, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
But the accuracy of the term has eroded over the years.
—Will Stone, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Imagine families moving out, community pride eroding, and once-thriving streets turning into corridors of despair again.
—Rob Long, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2025
This turnover erodes institutional knowledge, increases costs for onboarding and overtime, and limits the capacity to mentor incoming staff.
—Kymberlee Montgomery, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erode
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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tobacco smoking, not wearing seatbelts and riding motorcycles can reduce years from your healthspan.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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On April 16, the former Disney star stepped out in Los Angeles wearing the quintessential millennial-outfit formula.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fans of the franchise will remember that the Battle of Exegol was the climactic showdown between the Resistance and the First Order, which ended with the Sith being destroyed once and for all.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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His shirt collar is frayed, and there’s a hole in the right elbow of his sweater.—
Domenico Starnone,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Burnout frayed Patton’s love for sourcing and selling coffee.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The dispute, which has deeply corroded the relationship between Mbappe and the club, appears destined to be settled by an employment tribunal.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Over time, some of the artifacts had corroded together to form a tangled mass, which researchers had to carefully extract.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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The goal of this prescribed burn is to decrease the existing fire hazard and to prevent and reduce the impact of future fires in the area.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Ars Video The technique reduced the lag between the patient’s brain signals and the resultant audio from the eight seconds the group had achieved previously to one second.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gently rub away any remaining margarine with a paper towel.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes even small things can rub a customer wrong.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Biden administration erased student loan debt for more than 5 million borrowers through other forgiveness programs.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the Yankees made two errors in the game, a pickoff play between Fried and Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base erased a two-base mistake from Oswaldo Cabrera in the fourth.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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