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 resulting standoff with the courts has raised broader concerns about Trump’s executive overreach and the potential erosion of due process protections for U.S. residents or, potentially, citizens.
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Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Experts argue the administration's actions are weakening the limited due process immigrants in the U.S. are entitled to, and could lead to similar erosion for lawful permanent residents and U.S. citizens.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Such high temperatures are deadly to corals, which protect coastlines from erosion and storms.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
But to critics, these bureaucratic changes were a slippery slope to doctrinal erosion.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Experts argue the administration's actions are weakening the limited due process immigrants in the U.S. are entitled to, and could lead to similar erosion for lawful permanent residents and U.S. citizens.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Such high temperatures are deadly to corals, which protect coastlines from erosion and storms.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
But to critics, these bureaucratic changes were a slippery slope to doctrinal erosion.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Erosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erosion. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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