Thesaurus / corrode
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As it corrodes, the bronze creates an anti-bacterial environment in the surrounding soil.
HOW SCOTLAND FORGED A RARE ALLIANCE BETWEEN AMATEUR TREASURE HUNTERS AND ARCHAEOLOGISTSCORINNE IOZZIOAUGUST 24, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCECracks in garage ceilings, corroded rebar in concrete columns, and signs of saltwater seepage after bad weather—not uncommon features of older seaside structures in this part of the state—are being seen with new and wary eyes.
‘THE FEAR IS VERY REAL.’ THE SURFSIDE COLLAPSE IS RENEWING FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE RISKSJUSTIN WORLANDJULY 2, 2021TIMETheir windows were boarded up and their playground equipment was corroded.
HELD BACK: INSIDE A LOST SCHOOL YEARBY ANNIE WALDMAN, PROPUBLICA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CYDNI ELLEDGEJUNE 28, 2021PROPUBLICAAfter that, Acebo said the van was frequently inoperable, and it sat in her driveway corroding with rust.
WHEN BIRTHS GO HORRIBLY WRONG, FLORIDA PROTECTS DOCTORS AND FORCES FAMILIES TO PAY THE PRICEBY CAROL MARBIN MILLER AND DANIEL CHANG, MIAMI HERALDAPRIL 8, 2021PROPUBLICAViolence surrounds us and corrodes discourse, and the basic structure of democracy, capitalism and America constrains the equal pursuit of happiness.
HELEN FRANKENTHALER CAME FROM WEALTH AND PRIVILEGE. HER ART TRANSCENDS THAT.PHILIP KENNICOTTMARCH 19, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSomeday cities may rely in winter on nontoxic spray-on antifreezes that won’t stain your clothes or corrode your car.
FISH BLOOD COULD HOLD THE ANSWER TO SAFER DE-ICING SOLUTIONS DURING SNOWSTORMSBY MONIKA BLESZYNSKI/THE CONVERSATIONFEBRUARY 1, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEThis led to unaffordable rates and water sitting stagnant in corroding pipes, making it more vulnerable to contaminants.
THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF FLINT’S WATER CRISISBY ANNA CLARKJANUARY 22, 2021PROPUBLICAQuakers are diligent; they help one another, and the fear of want does not corrode their minds.
CHAMBERS'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL, NO. 459VARIOUSYou take it for granted that metals corrode, coastlines change, and storms interfere with communication.
DEATHWORLDHARRY HARRISONAgain, a cylinder oil should not have any acid in it which would have a tendency to corrode the metal.
FARM ENGINES AND HOW TO RUN THEMJAMES H. STEPHENSONWORDS RELATED TO CORRODE
- attenuate
- blunt
- clip one's wings
- corrode
- cripple
- debilitate
- dig
- dig out
- disable
- eat away
- enfeeble
- erode
- excavate
- foil
- frustrate
- hollow out
- hurt
- impair
- knock the bottom out of
- mine
- poke full of holes
- ruin
- sabotage
- sandbag
- sap
- soften
- subvert
- threaten
- thwart
- torpedo
- tunnel
- undercut
- wear
- whittle away
- wreck
- attenuates
- blunts
- clips one's wings
- corrodes
- cripples
- debilitates
- digs
- digs out
- disables
- eats away
- enfeebles
- erodes
- excavates
- foils
- frustrates
- hollows out
- hurts
- impairs
- knocks the bottom out of
- mines
- pokes full of holes
- ruins
- sabotages
- sandbags
- saps
- softens
- subverts
- threatens
- thwarts
- torpedo
- tunnels
- undercuts
- wears
- whittles away
- wrecks
- atrophy
- be of no avail
- blow
- burn up
- consume
- corrode
- crumble
- debilitate
- decay
- decline
- decrease
- deplete
- disable
- disappear
- dissipate
- divert
- drain
- droop
- eat away
- ebb
- emaciate
- empty
- enfeeble
- exhaust
- fade
- fritter away
- frivol away
- gamble away
- gnaw
- go to waste
- lavish
- lose
- misapply
- misemploy
- misuse
- perish
- pour down the drain
- run dry
- run through
- sap
- sink
- splurge
- squander
- thin
- throw away
- trifle away
- undermine
- wane
- wear
- wear out
- wilt
- wither
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