eroded; eroding
1
: to diminish or destroy by degrees:
a
: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)
b
: to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
The flooding eroded the hillside.
c
: to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away
inflation eroding buying power
2
: to produce or form by eroding
glaciers erode U-shaped valleys
: to undergo erosion
where the land has eroded away
Examples of erode in a Sentence
Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.
The shoreline has eroded badly.
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5 July 2026
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Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Fierce domestic competition has eroded its footprint in China, one of its most important markets.
—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Moscow says the strike was retaliation for Ukraine’s 40-day campaign on Russian oil refineries and supply lines, which has fueled shortages, hit Crimea and eroded battlefield momentum.
—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
If your portfolio isn't growing enough to keep pace with rising costs, your purchasing power can slowly erode.
—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erode. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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erode
transitive verb
eroded; eroding
1
: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)
acids that erode the teeth
bone eroded by cancer
2
: to remove with an abrasive
a dental tool that erodes the decayed area
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