corrade

verb

kə-ˈrād How to pronounce corrade (audio)
Definition of corradenext
as in to wear
to damage or diminish by continued friction the desert's windblown sands had corraded much of the ancient stone's inscription

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrade
  1. wear
  2. erode
  3. fray
Verb
  • All officers on the scenes of vehicle stops must wear and activate their body cameras, under the guidance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • To balance its titular genres—to portray Bogart as playing Spider-Man—the show needed an actor who would neither wear the role like a suit nor find it within himself.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of wear
Verb
  • There’s a real challenge that AI agents will start to go against compliance and erode customer trust—especially in regulated industries like those that ServiceNow sits in.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Prices have been rising faster than paychecks in recent months, so workers' real buying power is being eroded.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of erode
Verb
  • By the late 1960s, confidence in technological progress was fraying.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • At a time when the social safety net is fraying and affordability is a midterm-election mantra, churches are stepping into the void.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of fray
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“Corrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrade. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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