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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
Edge intelligence also requires higher precision, because incorrect alerts erode trust.
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David Julian, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Despite these promising developments, a different storm is eroding the bedrock upon which the national weather forecast enterprise sits.
—Brian Tang, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2026
Support for Israel among Americans has deeply eroded in recent years, though, a trend that accelerated amid the outcry over Israeli military action in Gaza..
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 31 May 2026
Furthermore, the fact that technicians trained in Turkey are taking their skills to other countries and, over time, enabling local entrepreneurs to learn the trade is also gradually eroding the transplant industry in Turkey.
—Levent Daşkıran, Wired News, 31 May 2026
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David Julian, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Despite these promising developments, a different storm is eroding the bedrock upon which the national weather forecast enterprise sits.
—Brian Tang, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2026
Support for Israel among Americans has deeply eroded in recent years, though, a trend that accelerated amid the outcry over Israeli military action in Gaza..
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 31 May 2026
Furthermore, the fact that technicians trained in Turkey are taking their skills to other countries and, over time, enabling local entrepreneurs to learn the trade is also gradually eroding the transplant industry in Turkey.
—Levent Daşkıran, Wired News, 31 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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Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, also wearing inline skates, followed a little more than an arm’s length behind.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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There’s a similar amount of personality within Hadspen House, where a Roman bust wears a necklace of seashells and a snug room is decorated in the colors of the croquet set outside on the lawn.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 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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His nerves were frayed and his sleep suffered.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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So when the seventh inning rolled around, his nerves were not frayed.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 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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Spirulina helps eliminate heavy metal build-up in the body, for instance; ginger and cumin reduce bloating; lecithin and gingko can improve memory.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Statistically, the drug reduced the risk of death by 60% compared with chemotherapy.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
1 June 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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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Her belief in a universal truth was not unique, but her pursuit of it was relentless and oddly self-erasing.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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