ERODES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

erodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of erode

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 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 Performance can remain visible even while relational health erodes. —

Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Multiple groups complained that the amendment erodes CPUC’s oversight authority, unfairly benefits big companies such as A&T and would lead to a host of potential problems hurting customers in rural as well as urban areas. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 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 Researchers are already documenting how using AI tools in these contexts likely erodes critical thinking skills. —

Christian B. Miller, The Conversation, 4 June 2026 Advertisement How inequality erodes the ballot box In a landmark analysis using data from the V-Dem Institute, scholars Eli Rau and Susan Stokes studied democratic backsliding in dozens of countries since the turn of the 21st century. —

Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026 For many leaders, these early signals feel definitive, reinforcing the belief that privacy regulation erodes company value. —

Harvard Business Review, 1 June 2026

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The average American eats about 18 pounds of ice cream, or about 4 gallons, each year, according to the IDFA.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Everyone eats the same meal, including the teachers, and the guests, who may be surprised that the children have cleared their plates of these vegetables.

— Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 14 June 2026