- present tense form of erode (3rd person singular).
erodes
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In that teaching, the pope warned against a “technocratic paradigm” that defines people based on their productive outputs and erodes human dignity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
As a team, we believed that inspiration erodes apathy and yields empathy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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
A status quo that steadily erodes is not stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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