erodes

present tense third-person singular of erode

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of erodes When people stop looking for work, unemployment improves on paper even as productive capacity erodes in reality. Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025 When trust erodes, so does civic life. Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025 Over time, that message erodes engagement and drives out top performers. Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 Opponents of gender ideology say grouping the two distinctly different terms together erodes decades of progress made by the gay rights movement. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025 If the veracity and reliability of government data are regularly criticized and devalued by the administration anytime the facts contradict the administration’s positions, and those who speak out are at risk of losing their jobs, trust in all government data, and the agencies themselves, erodes. Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 That erodes public trust in the armed forces. Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025 Every false certainty erodes the trust that holds the fragile bridge between patients and their doctors. Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025 This phenomenon, masked by high output, stems from endless goal-setting that erodes intrinsic motivation. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erodes
Verb
  • The program eats together today.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • What won't get soggy from the time one kid eats to the time the other kid eats?
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 3-foot animatronic skeleton wears purple and orange headphones, gloves and sneakers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Leslie Mann is a cool mom who wears even cooler clothes.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a drone strike destroys her home, Alice, a graphic designer in her thirties, finds unexpected love with Vadym, a soldier briefly on leave.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Once in place, the device releases liquid nitrogen, reaching temperatures as low as –170°C to form an ice ball that destroys the tumor cells.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But political violence committed by private individuals or groups also corrodes constitutional democracy.
    Gregory P. Magarian, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Kombucha is a fermented tea that contains some sugar, but fermentation reduces how much your body actually absorbs.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
  • People who were gestating during the famine grew up to have smaller brains; their kidneys had fewer nephrons, which reduces the organs’ effectiveness.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Specifically, Byron’s enthusiasm for Guinness — the beer and the family — rubs him the wrong way.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Ray, grateful for the distraction, rubs my Lab behind his ears and tells me how much Michelle loved dogs.
    Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This turnover erases institutional knowledge, disrupts relationships, and leads to inconsistent policy enforcement.
    Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Undue’s bulk purchase of debt affords them a substantial discount, so every donor dollar erases around $100 in debt.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Erodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erodes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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