as in corrosion
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
the erosion of the banks along the river worries flood experts
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Exposed to the relentless forces of coastal erosion, this nearly intact skull emerged from ancient sedimentary layers.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The Colorado River, running through it for approximately six million years, has established breathtaking layers of sediment and erosion that is unlike anything else on Earth.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2025
Part of the reason is with changing consumer habits and an erosion of brand loyalty, it’s become much harder to reach the sales milestone — let alone to stay there.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Even without that more extreme step, Mr. Alvarez, the former general counsel, warned that the directive, as written, could lead to an erosion of the Fed’s monetary policy independence indirectly.
—Colby Smith, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The Colorado River, running through it for approximately six million years, has established breathtaking layers of sediment and erosion that is unlike anything else on Earth.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2025
Part of the reason is with changing consumer habits and an erosion of brand loyalty, it’s become much harder to reach the sales milestone — let alone to stay there.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Even without that more extreme step, Mr. Alvarez, the former general counsel, warned that the directive, as written, could lead to an erosion of the Fed’s monetary policy independence indirectly.
—Colby Smith, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Erosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erosion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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