as in corrosions
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction
the erosion of the banks along the river worries flood experts
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Recent Examples of erosions
Rivals Fox News Channel and CNN are seen experiencing similar erosions in that period.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
This has played out most dramatically in Europe, where real and perceived erosions of sovereignty, above all concerning immigration, played a major role in the British vote to leave the EU.
—Fred Hu, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
Erosive gastritis develops when inflammation damages the stomach lining, leading to ulcers (open sores) and shallow breaks (erosions).
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Nov. 2024
Scholars have noted that the backsliding of democracy around the world may lead to further erosions of reproductive rights.
—Nina Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2022
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
This has played out most dramatically in Europe, where real and perceived erosions of sovereignty, above all concerning immigration, played a major role in the British vote to leave the EU.
—Fred Hu, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
Erosive gastritis develops when inflammation damages the stomach lining, leading to ulcers (open sores) and shallow breaks (erosions).
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Nov. 2024
Scholars have noted that the backsliding of democracy around the world may lead to further erosions of reproductive rights.
—Nina Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2022
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“Erosions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erosions. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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