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wearing away

noun as in friction

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"So it didn't have the property of of basically wearing away and it could be used outdoors as well."

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That continued wearing away of voter trust in democracy can lead to violence, said Bret Schafer, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy, which tracks misinformation.

In recent decades, upstarts have invaded practically every aisle of the grocery store, wearing away at powerhouse brands with products that were sustainable, organic, plant-based, gluten-free and whole grain.

The cause: a wearing away of the protective cartilage between joints in the foot.

But Moscow’s strategy of wearing away Ukraine’s forces with days of artillery barrages followed by small advances shows no sign of letting up.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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