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erosive

[ih-roh-siv] / ɪˈroʊ sɪv /






ADJECTIVE
scratching
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Moreover, the recent 10% increase in the premium for Medicare Part B suggests that out-of-pocket health costs could be even more erosive going forward.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

Time on the Western Isles passes like “a slow tide,” Mr. Stuart writes, and the novel abides by that erosive pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

In addition, increased erosive power associated with capture and basin integration drove accelerated incision during the Late Miocene.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023

When the flows are high, they become fire hoses, channeling the energy and erosive force of the river downstream.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

They thus gained new erosive power, and cut back at a much greater rate new and deeper channels; with the result that narrow trenches were cut in the floors of the old gently sloping valleys.

From The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight by J. Cecil Hughes




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