as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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The TikTok clip opens with Matson pointing out corroding steel lintels, which are structural supports placed above windows and other openings to sustain the building's weight.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Additionally, a plumber can identify and replace severely corroded or restricted pipes to improve the water pressure.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Yet critics insist on revisiting the women in combat debate, distracting from actual issues and corroding the unity essential to military strength.
—Marissa Loya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Social mores have been corroded by the banalization of violence, and patriotism is now seen as the willingness to sell oneself to the trenches for an ever-higher price, in the form of lavish enlistment bonuses and salaries.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Additionally, a plumber can identify and replace severely corroded or restricted pipes to improve the water pressure.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Yet critics insist on revisiting the women in combat debate, distracting from actual issues and corroding the unity essential to military strength.
—Marissa Loya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Social mores have been corroded by the banalization of violence, and patriotism is now seen as the willingness to sell oneself to the trenches for an ever-higher price, in the form of lavish enlistment bonuses and salaries.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Corrode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrode. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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