as in to wear
to damage or diminish by continued friction
the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription
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His bond was set at $50,000, and he is required to wear an ankle monitor.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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Participants walked into three different rooms for five minutes with no talking or photos, wearing sensors continuously collecting biological information.—
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MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The next mayor must understand that car supremacy cuts into public space, threatens public safety, and erodes the public’s quality of life — just ask the families of 121 pedestrians who were crushed to death by motor vehicles last year, mostly while trying to get from one curb to another.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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These experiences can erode an individual’s sense of integrity and purpose.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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His shirt collar is frayed, and there’s a hole in the right elbow of his sweater.—
Domenico Starnone,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Burnout frayed Patton’s love for sourcing and selling coffee.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Corrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrade. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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