1
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
The best exits often happen while the story is still strong, before defensive thinking erodes momentum, talent and valuation.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 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.
—
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
Clarity builds trust; ambiguity erodes it.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
People leave, culture erodes, the playbook changes faster than management can rewrite it, and so the edge slips to newcomers.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Ellison denounces the allegations as a baseless political stunt, warning that using prosecutorial power to pursue rivals instead of protecting public programs erodes trust in democratic institutions.
—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 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
Clarity builds trust; ambiguity erodes it.
—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
People leave, culture erodes, the playbook changes faster than management can rewrite it, and so the edge slips to newcomers.
—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Ellison denounces the allegations as a baseless political stunt, warning that using prosecutorial power to pursue rivals instead of protecting public programs erodes trust in democratic institutions.
—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erodes
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Because no one really eats onscreen anymore.
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to attack the small intestine when a person eats gluten.
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Ellinger isn’t the only one who wears Costco on his sleeve.
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Bonner, a third-year veteran who has worked his way up the roster as a former undrafted player, has a reputation as one of Miami’s five fastest players, consistently clocking one of the team’s top three speeds in practice based on the team’s tracker every player wears.
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An agent that cannot reliably query real-time pricing and inventory, or that cannot preserve brand logic through a checkout flow, destroys the value that luxury merchants have spent decades building.
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April freeze destroys crops Early on the morning of April 21, temperatures in Maryland dropped into the low 20s after weeks of unseasonably warm weather.
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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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Soluble fiber reduces cholesterol levels by blocking its absorption in the digestive tract and promoting its excretion from the body.
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Its 58-degree vertical design reduces wrist strain, while advanced features boost productivity.
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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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The plastic bristles coax out loose hair as your cat rubs against it.
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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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Custom silicon is a continuous program, not a single release that erases a hardware shortage overnight.
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“Erodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erodes. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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