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as in ate
to consume or wear away gradually
the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings
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as in frayed
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 eroded
Others spend hundreds of millions only to be left with excess inventory, eroded margins and consumers who have already moved on.
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Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
As the rocks eroded and wore away into their iconic shapes, Native people hunted, gathered and farmed beside them.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Selling more cars overseas may also generate better profitability for Chinese carmakers, as an intense price war in China last year has eroded the profitability of many automakers.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The tungsten limits the damage and protects the more sensitive hardware, but will be eroded, and the tungsten that is eroded off can stay in the chamber and contaminate further runs of the system.
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
America’s prejudice toward their tradition has eroded.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The new feature comes amid consternation from website operators and creators that Google’s AI summaries have eroded the volume of referral traffic coming from the search portal.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
Equipped with a sophisticated suite of instruments, the probe was designed to study the Martian atmosphere to learn more about how it is eroded, or blown away and thinned out by particles in the solar wind.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Consequently, rising inflation has steadily eroded real purchasing power, leaving 59 percent of Americans without sufficient savings to absorb a minor financial shock, such as a $1,000 emergency.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
As the rocks eroded and wore away into their iconic shapes, Native people hunted, gathered and farmed beside them.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Selling more cars overseas may also generate better profitability for Chinese carmakers, as an intense price war in China last year has eroded the profitability of many automakers.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The tungsten limits the damage and protects the more sensitive hardware, but will be eroded, and the tungsten that is eroded off can stay in the chamber and contaminate further runs of the system.
—ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
America’s prejudice toward their tradition has eroded.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
The new feature comes amid consternation from website operators and creators that Google’s AI summaries have eroded the volume of referral traffic coming from the search portal.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
Equipped with a sophisticated suite of instruments, the probe was designed to study the Martian atmosphere to learn more about how it is eroded, or blown away and thinned out by particles in the solar wind.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Consequently, rising inflation has steadily eroded real purchasing power, leaving 59 percent of Americans without sufficient savings to absorb a minor financial shock, such as a $1,000 emergency.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eroded
Verb
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Patience is tried; tempers are frayed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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His nerves were frayed and his sleep suffered.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The current San Geronimo Chapel was built in 1850 to replace a church destroyed in the Mexican American War.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The video and the SCE data offer proof that the 100-year-old line, which hadn’t been used since the early 1970s, became re-electrified and sparked the fire that killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena and surrounding areas, attorneys say.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Trudeau embraced the Southern California vibes and wore a green T-shirt with black shorts and a pair of dark sunglasses.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Flockhart looked pretty in pink next to Ford, who wore a classic tux, at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Verb
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That's when the PAW Patrol has to step in to stop Humdinger before the island is ruined!—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
10 June 2026
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But Wembanyama and the Spurs ended the streak and ruined the Knicks’ first home NBA Finals game since 1999.—
Brian Mahoney,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Chemical filters, such as avobenzone, octocrylene and homosalate, appear clear when rubbed on the skin but sometimes feel oily.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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The good times keep rolling through the commercial breaks, as A-listers rubbed elbows, and at the afterparties, where the big stars enjoyed burgers from Shake Shack and got their drink on.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The Knicks are down by 23 points early in the second quarter, and are only shooting 33% from the field, and Madison Square Garden has been reduced to murmurs.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Language barriers may soon be greatly reduced, allowing for a historically impossible level of information sharing and growth.—
Jessica Melugin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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These Knicks, who erased a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter against Cleveland in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, just don’t quit.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The matchup emerged after Raman erased a roughly 40,000-vote election night deficit against Pratt and overtook him in subsequent ballot count updates.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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“Eroded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eroded. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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