- present tense form of erode (3rd person singular).
erodes
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Drawing the line there stops officials from profiting off their positions, which is what erodes public trust in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
And when inflation erodes spending power, those discretionary purchases slow, Samuelson noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
She wrote a series of articles about the problem of loneliness among older people, which she described as "a creeping enemy which erodes confidence."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“As tides change and sand erodes over time, it is common for military ordnance to reveal itself at this location,” the post stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The wildflowers can’t push up, and when they don’t grow, the soil erodes and is carried into the streams by the rain.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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