as in deteriorated
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as in eroded
to consume or wear away gradually
water slowly corrodes iron
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The host and journalist Garrett Graff, himself a gun owner, contextualizes the past quarter century of mass shootings by laying out the political and legislative maneuvers that have eroded gun-control laws over the previous 50 years.—
Marnie Shure,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Currents flowing over an area that was eroded long ago by a glacier sweep sediment away, keeping the ancient terrain visible.—
Ashley Balzer Vigil,
Ars Technica,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Avoid Touching Your Face Norovirus spreads easily when viral particles from contaminated surfaces make their way into your mouth, nose, or eyes.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Residents should also be aware that home water treatment devices are not certified to make extremely contaminated water safe.—
Andrew J. Whelton,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His fans worried about the dangers of the city, including a diet that was apparently heavy on tainted prey.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Transferring that depth to television, particularly to predominantly Black characters in a Caribbean country, especially one as fabled as Jamaica, to confront the tyranny of homophobia while also sustaining a conversation with the U.K. about its tainted legacy of colonialism, is bold and visionary.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Falwell, among other notable preachers, criticized Carter's interview with Playboy as an example of voicing impure thoughts.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Corroded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corroded. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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