erosion
noun
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
erosions
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pluralof erosion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Twenty-three years later, those first impressions have long since been replaced by lasting erosions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
The ongoing Ebola crisis is escalating quickly, already ranked the third largest outbreak in history — and experts say erosions of U.S. health policy have fueled the crisis.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Bangladesh is at the epicentre of the global climate crisis - 80% of the country is floodplain, and it is affected by floods, storms, riverbank erosions, cyclones and droughts.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2021
Gradual erosions of privacy have wiped out quaint old notions about “private lives.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
