erosion
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, -ˈrō-zhə-nᵊl \
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attrition, corrosion, undermining, waste
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Christensen encourages farmers to use a range of regenerative methods to prevent soil erosion and degradation. — Taylor Mooney, CBS News, "What is regenerative farming? Experts say it can combat climate change," 28 July 2019 The swale is designed to slow and capture runoff; it is lined with rocks to prevent erosion. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Tanks, swales put rainwater to eco-friendly use," 11 July 2019 Through these commitments, shinise firms performed a cultural function in preventing cultural erosion at the local community level. — Innan Sasaki, Quartz at Work, "How to build a business that will last centuries," 10 June 2019 By minimizing soil disturbance, no-till farming prevents erosion, helps retain moisture and leaves the soil ecosystem — worms, fungi, roots and more — mostly intact. — Moises Velasquez-manoff, New York Times, "Can Dirt Save the Earth?," 18 Apr. 2018 Each speck of lunar dust and rock is sharp and abrasive because there’s no water erosion to buff the edges. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "This Is What the Next Space Suit Will Look Like," 19 July 2019 On the Earth’s surface, craters caused by space debris and other indications of what was going on early in our planet’s history have largely been erased by plate tectonics, volcanism, and erosion. — Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, "Apollo 11 at 50: How the moon landing changed the world," 16 July 2019 Deer cause damage to farmland and spur erosion by, for example, gobbling up grass. — The Economist, "In Japan, fewer people means more animals," 11 July 2019 The erosion patterns on the desert sand indicate that some of that water was sucked out. — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, "California earthquake created a massive crack in the Earth visible in satellite images," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'erosion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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