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adjective

Definition of corrodednext
as in deteriorated

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corroded

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verb

past tense of corrode
as in eroded
to consume or wear away gradually water slowly corrodes iron

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  1. eroded
  2. contaminated
  3. tainted
  4. impure
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  • The host and journalist Garrett Graff, himself a gun owner, contextualizes the past quarter century of mass shootings by laying out the political and legislative maneuvers that have eroded gun-control laws over the previous 50 years.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Currents flowing over an area that was eroded long ago by a glacier sweep sediment away, keeping the ancient terrain visible.
    Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • Shake Shack's cheeseburger ranked among the most contaminated prepared foods, while supposedly healthier options, like Sweetgreen's Chicken Pesto Parm Salad, also showed significant contamination.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Brownfield to wetlands: Pima county officials plan green future for contaminated facility Finally, John Leos visited Tucson to meet with some of the folks who are trying to clean-up a wastewater treatment plant that, for years, filled surrounding areas with a pretty rank odor.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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  • Related article Father of Australian teen who died in Laos urges government ‘to protect others’ from tainted alcohol Gavoka, who is also Fiji’s tourism minister, said close to a million tourists visit the island every year and thousands of tourists were currently holidaying on the Pacific Island.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The tainted chips would have been available for purchase as early as Nov. 3, 2024.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
  • Falwell, among other notable preachers, criticized Carter's interview with Playboy as an example of voicing impure thoughts.
    Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Pop entered a renaissance thanks to smart young women sharing impure thoughts.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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