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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
More homeowners carriers’ are operating with eroding capital cushions.
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Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Over the last 15 years, Republicans and conservatives haven’t progressed much beyond the Simpson approach to Social Security, which amounts to finding ways to erode the public’s faith in what has been the most effective anti-poverty program in American history.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The strategy, while not wholly new for Johnson, comes as the Black and progressive bases that formed his road to victory in 2023 show early signs of eroding.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Video calls fall slightly below in-person meetings because small differences can significantly erode engagement.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Over the last 15 years, Republicans and conservatives haven’t progressed much beyond the Simpson approach to Social Security, which amounts to finding ways to erode the public’s faith in what has been the most effective anti-poverty program in American history.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The strategy, while not wholly new for Johnson, comes as the Black and progressive bases that formed his road to victory in 2023 show early signs of eroding.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Video calls fall slightly below in-person meetings because small differences can significantly erode engagement.
—Carmine Gallo, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erode
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
19 July 2017
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.—
Vickie Snow Jurkowski,
Daily Southtown,
19 July 2017
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Others wear sweatshorts and the pirate-like Raiders jerseys of our city’s former football team.—
George B. Sánchez-Tello,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the selfie, Lizzo wore a gray graphic T-shirt and a pair of black underwear.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Palisades and Eaton fires burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many of the early hires were believed to be young tech engineers with little to no government experience, prompting criticism from Democrats and unions that critical government services and systems would be cut or destroyed.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Our protagonist, Sean Bruner (Ross Marquand), is a security guard working at a private school in Los Angeles who’s fraying under the pressures of impending fatherhood.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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Canada’s democracy has frayed and strained in the years since, but always held—Quebec’s independence movement was subdued by real concessions from the rest of the provinces, for instance.—
Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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Heat and detergent will cause the edges of their pans to corrode over time, which can create a sharp edge that some people have reported injuring themselves on.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
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In Russia, the autocratic leader Vladimir Putin has embraced an ideology of nationalist imperialism, consolidating economic resources through state expansionism; Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has corroded the global norm against territorial conquest.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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This has, among other losses, reduced Egyptian revenue from the Suez Canal by about eight hundred million dollars a month.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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And yet, in this case, the notion of human improvement rubs me the wrong way.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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The herbed butter rubbed onto the corn cobs is what really makes this recipe magic.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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The service comes at a price, according to a release: The relived memories are permanently erased after viewing.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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This year was a step in the right direction for the program, but that’s all erased if Kevin Willard leaves.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erode. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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