ERODED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

eroded

verb

past tense of erode

as in ate

to consume or wear away gradually the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings

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as in frayed

to damage or diminish by continued friction the winds and desert sands have eroded much of the original surface of these ancient monuments

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Recent Examples of eroded The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Ongoing inflation has eroded Americans' incomes and soured most consumers on the economy. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Prices are climbing faster than paychecks Average wages in September rose just 3%, so the typical worker's buying power has eroded over the last year. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Moving ice deposits eroded rocks, forming aprons at their lower ends. — Andrew Fountain, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The core [cable programming] businesses eroded faster than the synergies could be piled on. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 But, much like vaccines, a flood of misinformation has eroded trust and understanding of this public health triumph. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 This, Durkin said, has eroded the state party's position with moderate voters. — Brenden Moore, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Support for the two-state solution eroded slowly, then rapidly by the end of the decade. — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.

— Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of ate

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Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Its owners, a family of three, left for a cruise before the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel destroyed their property.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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Postwar Hiroshima was a popular setting for these movie gangsters, who fought dirty, had no use for the old ceremonies, and wore flashy suits and aviator shades.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Just this week, Alexander Skarsgård wore one of his dreamy new gold suits straight off the runway.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wore

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Taps won't go dry, experts say, in part because Arizona has already reduced its water use over the years.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But for Deakins, the work is too dependent on the circumstances of a story, and the people telling it, to be reduced to any one method.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduced

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His apprehension turned into anger when the city’s Department of Transportation erased the DIY crosswalks two months later.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Musk effectively erased that trade-off, supplying enough money to build a dedicated financial firewall around Paxton without forcing the party to pull resources from other battlegrounds.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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