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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
Copper erodes naturally during the distillation process, Morris told me.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
An act like this just further feeds into the cycle of fear, grievance and retaliation that erodes democratic norms and highlights the dangerous realities that public figures across the political spectrum now have to deal with.
—Nick Mordowanec
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
That way, what looks like love and care actually erodes authenticity, creating an imbalance that harms both partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
How much inflation erodes your own current standard of living will vary far more among individuals than the CPI figure indicates.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Campaigners say high debt servicing costs and the IMF’s focus on austerity measures erodes public health care and education systems.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jacobs and Booth argued that hiring David Geier compromises the integrity of the scientific process, erodes public trust, and provides a platform for unreliable information.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
And when trust erodes, so does investment.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
This all dramatically erodes his ironical and sad grandeur, turning our resigned hero into a peevish Lord Grantham.
—Anthony Paletta, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
An act like this just further feeds into the cycle of fear, grievance and retaliation that erodes democratic norms and highlights the dangerous realities that public figures across the political spectrum now have to deal with.
—Nick Mordowanec
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
That way, what looks like love and care actually erodes authenticity, creating an imbalance that harms both partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
How much inflation erodes your own current standard of living will vary far more among individuals than the CPI figure indicates.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Campaigners say high debt servicing costs and the IMF’s focus on austerity measures erodes public health care and education systems.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Jacobs and Booth argued that hiring David Geier compromises the integrity of the scientific process, erodes public trust, and provides a platform for unreliable information.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
And when trust erodes, so does investment.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
This all dramatically erodes his ironical and sad grandeur, turning our resigned hero into a peevish Lord Grantham.
—Anthony Paletta, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erodes
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Most days Di Giacomo eats 147 grams of protein and 321 grams of carbs.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over time this eats away at your confidence and cause even the most talented and ambitious of entrepreneurs to play small rather than expand.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But sometimes her faith wears thin.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Producing traditional paper destroys trees and is resource-intensive, requiring up to 13 liters of water for every page made.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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In those situations, the team typically takes the potentially explosive item to a remote area and destroys it, just to be safe, Putthoff said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, beautiful and successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Risk perceptions keep capital in safe markets, compliance-heavy rules choke local access, and misinformation corrodes trust in the very tools meant to help.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Encouraging young adults to take on progressively larger responsibilities — whether through part-time work, volunteering or managing household duties — builds competence and reduces fear.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This reduces the chance that graphic or violent content slips into your feed.—
Annie Margaret,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the moon clashes with Mars, a partner’s behavior rubs you the wrong way.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lenker, in plaid, rubs her eyes; James Krivchenia leans forward, sparky and alert; Meek, outdoors in the Topanga sunshine, wears cycling glasses and a frowzy hat.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reducing Zarutska’s cruel and untimely death to racist memes also erases the role that mental health — something that Republicans are happy to bring up whenever a white mass shooter guns down Americans in cold blood — likely played in the ghastly crime.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Something that erases any evidence of itself?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Erodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erodes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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