erode
verb (used with object)
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration.
has been eroding
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present perfect progressiveof erode (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The counterargument is that the case for waiting has been eroding all year, and not just since July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
In fact, their pay has been eroding relative to private sector counterparts for the last three decades.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2025
Experts say the East of England has a soft coastline and has been eroding for at least 5,000 years.
From BBC ● May 20, 2023
While Google remains the market leader by a long shot, its share of the U.S. digital ad revenue has been eroding, falling from 36.7% in 2016 to 28.8% last year, according to Insider Intelligence.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2023
L. Rafael Reif, the president of MIT, has been pushing hard against the proposed cuts, saying that U.S. investment in research and development, as a percentage of GDP, has been eroding for decades.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2017
