as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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Recent Examples of corrode
In the 1980s, I was impressed by Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death, which argued that television was corroding American society and democracy.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
If your burner is dirty, corroded, or blocked, this can prevent your water heater from lighting.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Never ever use calcium chloride, which will corrode the metal on your gutters and siding.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
The site leaned into the idea that the excellence of American institutions had been corroded by wokeism, publishing columns and first-person accounts about parents’ disaffection with progressive private-school education and Hollywood’s discrimination against conservatives.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for corrode
Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
If your burner is dirty, corroded, or blocked, this can prevent your water heater from lighting.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Never ever use calcium chloride, which will corrode the metal on your gutters and siding.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
The site leaned into the idea that the excellence of American institutions had been corroded by wokeism, publishing columns and first-person accounts about parents’ disaffection with progressive private-school education and Hollywood’s discrimination against conservatives.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrode
erode
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Meanwhile, the sinkhole had grown to 7 feet across and 10 feet deep and continues to actively erode the ground around it, Krul told The Star.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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But multiple flood events over the decades have continued to erode the older infrastructure, leaving parts of it unsupported.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Corrode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrode. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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