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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
These shortcomings can erode trust in polls and survey research.
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Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Such behavior drags out court proceedings, drives up costs, and erodes trust in lawyers, Chen said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Inside a jet engine, the turbine blades spin at extreme temperatures, under enormous pressure, while being continuously eroded by hot corrosive gases.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
But the premium that justifies the valuation is eroding fastest in exactly the segments the labs need to dominate.
—Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 20 May 2026
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Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Such behavior drags out court proceedings, drives up costs, and erodes trust in lawyers, Chen said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Inside a jet engine, the turbine blades spin at extreme temperatures, under enormous pressure, while being continuously eroded by hot corrosive gases.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
But the premium that justifies the valuation is eroding fastest in exactly the segments the labs need to dominate.
—Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erode
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Houser grinded through a pair of long innings that ate into his pitch count, throwing 37 pitches in the first inning and 27 more pitches in the third inning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Cats become infected by eating raw meat, birds, mice or contaminated soil, and only cats that are actively shedding parasites in their stool can spread it.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The actress even wore them while traveling, paired with an oversized sweatshirt that’s ideal for cool cabins or crisp summer mornings.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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For some reason, people believe that wearing a skirt requires more effort than wearing pants or shorts.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2026
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Fueled by large stocks of critically dry vegetation and extreme winds, the fires killed 31 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes, and forced over 150,000 evacuations.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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But satellite images reviewed by CNN show how Iran has used simple equipment such as bulldozers and dump trucks to counter those costly campaigns — suggesting that Tehran’s missile capabilities can’t be destroyed just by targeting tunnel entrances, experts said.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Getting between destinations, however, consumes time and can fray nerves.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Repairing the country’s fraying social ties will be a challenge.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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Neither captures the gut punch of betrayal when something precious is corroded beyond recognition.—
Eric Ries,
Time,
28 May 2026
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Silicon Valley needs to take meaningful action against the antisemitism coursing through their feeds and corroding our culture.—
Jonathan Greenblatt,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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Clarify roles, reduce unnecessary scope, and make expectations specific enough for everyone to follow.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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The field will be reduced to 15 teams after three days of stroke play.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Inoculation involved taking pus from a pock of someone with a not-very-severe case of smallpox, making a cut in the arm of the person to be inoculated, and rubbing the pus into the cut.—
Diana Gitig,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2026
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And that really rubbed committee members last cycle the wrong way and may have worked against them.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The New York Knicks are going to the NBA Finals with a chance to erase a long run of postseason futility.—
Bob Harkins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Point Loma catcher Avery MacPherson erased that deficit in the home half of the third with her own three-run blast.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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