as in corrosion
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
the erosion of the banks along the river worries flood experts
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Recent Examples of erosion
The terminations marked an escalation of norm-shattering moves that have embroiled the Justice Department in turmoil and have raised alarm over a disregard for civil service protections for career lawyers and the erosion of the agency’s independence from the White House.
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
No one in Turkey is safe from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s erosion of democracy.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Varma will explore the cultural underpinnings of Hindu nationalism and offer some examples from Kashmir – a region claimed by India, Pakistan and China – to examine erosions of India’s democratic foundations, the news release noted.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The erosion of production in California can be attributed to a confluence of factors.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
No one in Turkey is safe from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s erosion of democracy.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Varma will explore the cultural underpinnings of Hindu nationalism and offer some examples from Kashmir – a region claimed by India, Pakistan and China – to examine erosions of India’s democratic foundations, the news release noted.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The erosion of production in California can be attributed to a confluence of factors.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Erosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erosion. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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