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as in eats
to consume or wear away gradually
the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings
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as in wears
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 erodes
Financial privacy erodes gradually through risk assessments, compliance obligations, information sharing partnerships and international standards presented as technical rather than political.
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
This undermines financial stability, erodes reserves intended for true emergencies, and increases the likelihood of necessary cuts or emergency measures in the future.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
That pressure erodes well-being, undermines family life, and disproportionately impacts working parents and caregivers.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
As that assumption erodes, attention has shifted from hardening GPS toward security through diversification.
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Zak Kassas,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
In other words, the same smell that once felt grounding can start to feel unsettling when emotional trust erodes.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
This undermines financial stability, erodes reserves intended for true emergencies, and increases the likelihood of necessary cuts or emergency measures in the future.
—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
That pressure erodes well-being, undermines family life, and disproportionately impacts working parents and caregivers.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
As that assumption erodes, attention has shifted from hardening GPS toward security through diversification.
—
Zak Kassas,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
In other words, the same smell that once felt grounding can start to feel unsettling when emotional trust erodes.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erodes
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But discovering neighborhood gems remains central to how Vetri eats in his own city.
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If a person eats undercooked meat containing cysticerci, the larvae will develop into adult tapeworms in the person’s intestinal tract and live there, possibly for years.
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Rodríguez Castro wears a stainless-steel version on his left wrist.
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Team Visma-Lease A Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard currently wears the yellow jersey after two stages, while Mexico’s Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates won his first Tour de France stage on Sunday afternoon.
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What starts as a series that aims to subvert the heist genre at every turn – amped with thrilling life-or-death stakes, family dynamics, and explosive action – gives birth to an exploration of what drives us, sustains us, and ultimately destroys us.
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Arrrives, destroys Femi and hands Main Event Jey the crown.
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Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.
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The coalition of supporters frays Still another issue is conflict within the legalization movement itself, particularly between the business and activist wings.
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Salt water corrodes wood pilings, which need to be replaced every so often.
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This corrodes faith in our democratic system.
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Good posture helps prevent aches in the back, neck and shoulders, reduces joint wear and lowers the risk of sports injuries, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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Skipping the stove and oven also reduces indoor heat, so lean on cold sandwiches, salads and no-cook meals during the worst hours.
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The nurse rubs circles on her lower back, clucking at the struggle of turning the pregnant body to the side like a lopsided gourd.
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Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
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Windows automatically erases them after 72 hours to prevent them from using too much disk space.
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The whole thing with Pullman porters is they weren’t called by their names, they were all called George, so that erases your identity.
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“Erodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erodes. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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