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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
Tensions between Beijing and Washington have flared again in recent days as both sides traded barbs and ramped up respective restrictions, threatening to erode progress made after several rounds of bilateral trade talks this year.
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Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
For starters, if you're retired (or getting close), inflation can quietly erode your purchasing power over time.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
In the end, real victims are forced to wait longer for relief, while public trust in judicial fairness continues to erode.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
While controller shortages do begin to erode some of those redundancies, contingency plans are in place to help protect the system.
—Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
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Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
For starters, if you're retired (or getting close), inflation can quietly erode your purchasing power over time.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
In the end, real victims are forced to wait longer for relief, while public trust in judicial fairness continues to erode.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
While controller shortages do begin to erode some of those redundancies, contingency plans are in place to help protect the system.
—Brian Strzempkowski, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erode
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Some examples might include taking a 15- to 20-minute morning walk, eating a healthy breakfast and writing down one positive thing that happened that day.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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This syndrome causes nausea, diarrhea, sweating, and flushing after eating.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tempo could help wear them out, as the Giants have pressured the quarterback on nearly 46% of their defensive snaps when Carter, Burns and Thibodeaux are on the field at the same time, according to Next Gen Stats.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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In her bestie Selena Gomez’s wedding photos, the Rare Beauty founder appeared to wear a number of white dresses for her nuptials to Benny Blanco in September.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Almost every building is damaged or destroyed beyond repair.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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According to Craig Croucher of the Bot Builders, around 300 spectators turned out to watch the robots destroy each other.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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But that was two decades ago, and the threads that tied me to France had begun to fray.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Al-Omari is uneasy about signs that Arab unity on disarmament is already fraying.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The wicker chairs are sturdy with a steel base that’s weather-resistant and won’t corrode.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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But political violence committed by private individuals or groups also corrodes constitutional democracy.—
Gregory P. Magarian,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Now, many employers are looking to harness the power of AI—initially for mundane and repetitive tasks and eventually for more complicated jobs—to reduce the need to maintain the same level of human staffers on their payrolls.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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And drivers can reduce the risk of their cars being hit.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Vice presidents used to embrace their role as national leaders who could calm passions rather than partisans who rub salt in every wound.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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After the second, pass-thief Jabari Mack made the downward-U gesture with his gloved hands to rub it in.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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After a sleepy start, the Americans came to life throughout the middle third of the game, and erased an early 1-0 deficit to end their October camp on a high note.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Many of those drivers could have stemmed or erased their losses simply by waiting for another year or two and paying off some or all of the remaining loan balance, Drury said.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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