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as in to eat
to consume or wear away gradually
the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings
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as in to wear
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 erode
My purpose is to encourage you to be extra vigilant in guarding against Trump’s further use of these three pretexts to erode democracy and attack our freedoms.
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
While young men helped fuel Trump's victory in 2024—with 53 percent of those aged 18 to 44 supporting him, up from 45 percent in 2020—recent polling suggests that support has eroded.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
At the same time, Louisiana’s marshes are eroding, and its coastline is fraying.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Opaque brokerage fees can erode returns, while fraud is a constant risk.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
While young men helped fuel Trump's victory in 2024—with 53 percent of those aged 18 to 44 supporting him, up from 45 percent in 2020—recent polling suggests that support has eroded.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
At the same time, Louisiana’s marshes are eroding, and its coastline is fraying.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Opaque brokerage fees can erode returns, while fraud is a constant risk.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erode
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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He was last seen wearing blue headphones, a blue surgical mask, a black North Face jacket, light-wash camo pants and gray sneakers.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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There are a few family members who only wear olive, mustard, khaki, black and other dull colors; clunky, unattractive shoes; and few accessories.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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In September 2024, the same month as the pager attack and assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Israel launched the most extensive campaign of airstrikes in the air force’s history hitherto, destroying much of Hezbollah’s strategic surface-to-surface missile stockpiles.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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As rumors swirl and her life collapses, Eva faces a choice: protect herself or expose Amir’s secret and risk destroying him.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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The series focuses on JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s love story, which started as a beautiful union for the young couple, widely regarded as American royalty, began to fray under the stress of the relentless microscope and navel-gaze of tabloid media.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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Without recognition, your self-narrative begins to fray.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Slapping tariffs of 25 percent on other countries on a whim, as Trump did to Canada and Mexico, corrodes the impact economic penalties have to punish real unlawful behavior.—
Oona A. Hathaway,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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In 1962, ahead of the prison's closing, the BOP determined the salt air was severely corroding the building.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
5 May 2025
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To reduce background noise when making phone calls or joining in with a video meeting, Headphone (1) has a 4-microphone ENC system that’s backed up by AI.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Using the current policy baseline, the CBO found that the legislation would reduce the deficit by $508 billion.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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Once the eggs are harvested, they’re gently rubbed over a metal screen to remove them from the fish’s ovaries, then rinsed, dried and salted before being packed away in blue tins.—
Kylie Williams,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2025
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Gently rub while rinsing to remove any dirt or excess fuzz.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Federal climate science is being systematically erased.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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The Human Constant Technological revolutions do not erase the need for human judgment.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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