erosion
noun
ero·sion
i-ˈrō-zhən 
1
a
: the action or process of eroding
b
: the state of being eroded
2
: an instance or product of erosion
Examples of erosion in a Sentence
Landscapers planted grass to stop the erosion of the hillside.
Centuries of erosion by wind have carved grooves in the rocks.
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The audience needs to grasp the systemic factors that made Auschwitz possible: The totalitarian system, the terror, the erosion of humanity, and the promotion of opportunism.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
This was meant to symbolize both the cycle of rebirth and the inevitable erosion of memory.
—Natalia Romik / Madę By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
Adam Ratner: The erosion of vaccine confidence has both short- and long-term impacts, neither of them good for children.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
But the same can be said of the devastation that hurricanes Milton and Helene — and all their predecessors — wrought in Florida and other southern states, especially in coastal areas that have been devastated and rebuilt in areas known to be vulnerable to storm surge and erosion.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
This was meant to symbolize both the cycle of rebirth and the inevitable erosion of memory.
—Natalia Romik / Madę By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
Adam Ratner: The erosion of vaccine confidence has both short- and long-term impacts, neither of them good for children.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
But the same can be said of the devastation that hurricanes Milton and Helene — and all their predecessors — wrought in Florida and other southern states, especially in coastal areas that have been devastated and rebuilt in areas known to be vulnerable to storm surge and erosion.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Erosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erosion. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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Medical Definition
erosion
noun
ero·sion
i-ˈrō-zhən
1
a
: the superficial destruction of a surface area of tissue (as mucous membrane) by inflammation, ulceration, or trauma
erosion of the uterine cervix
b
: progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth
2
: an instance or product of erosion
a circular erosion on the skin
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