Answer: ERODE
ERODE is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 242 times.
Referring Clues:
- Shorelines do it
 - Wear away
 - Eat away
 - Slowly destroy
 - Wear
 - Lose underpinnings
 - Lose ground
 - Fall away
 - Crumble, as support
 - Gradually remove
 - Destroy by degrees
 - Weather, in a way
 - Undermine
 - Blow away?
 - Wear away, as earth
 - Destroy slowly
 - Wear down
 - Eat at
 - Eat into
 - Diminish by degrees
 - Sap
 - Chip away at
 - Opposite of strengthen
 - Fall off
 - Eat away at
 - Slip away
 - Lose ground?
 - Cut into
 - Chip away
 - A hurricane may do this to a beach
 - Wear, as by wind
 - Whittle away
 - Lose at the bank?
 - Wash away
 - Show signs of weakening
 - Partly eat away
 - Make bank withdrawals?
 - Weaken
 - Slip away, as support
 - Wash away, as soil
 - Lose little by little
 - Take away little by little
 - Dwindle, as support
 - Gradually deteriorate
 - Crumble away
 - Become worn down
 - Destroy gradually
 - Batter a beach, perhaps
 - Become weatherworn
 - Lose support
 - Undermine, as confidence
 - Shrink slowly
 - Gradually break down
 - Grind down
 - Displace over time, as soil
 - Abrade
 - Waste away
 - Blow away, maybe
 - Decrease, as confidence
 - Wash away slowly
 - Destroy over time
 - Weaken, as confidence
 - Wear gradually
 - Dwindle
 - Adversely affect, as one's confidence
 - Shrink in increments
 - Lose ground, literally
 - Slowly reduce, as a cliff face
 - Fret
 - Wear down, as confidence
 - Break down
 - Weather away
 - Wear away, as rock
 - Wear through weathering
 - Chip away, as support
 - Crumble into the sea, as shoreline
 - Create chasms
 - Deteriorate
 - Diminish
 - Disintegrate slowly
 - Fall off, as popularity
 - Diminish naturally
 - Lose underpinnings, e.g.
 - Disintegrate
 - Become ground down
 - Waste away gradually
 - Weather gradually
 - Slowly reduce, as a cliff
 - Vanish gradually
 - Diminish slowly
 - Chip away at, as confidence
 - Disappear slowly, in a way
 - Wear away gradually
 - Wear away, as popularity
 - Some shorelines do it
 - Slowly disintegrate
 - Crumble over time
 - Crumble
 - Slowly lose ground
 - Gradually destroy, as confidence
 - Cause to deteriorate
 - Diminish, as support
 - Diminish gradually
 - Fall off, as support
 - Succumb to wind and water
 - Slowly wear away, as a cliff face
 - Wane, as support
 - Disappear gradually
 - Decrease, as support
 - Go from rock to dust
 - Eat away at the bank?
 - Wear in bad weather?
 - Form a butte
 - Form a gully
 - Develop ruts, say
 - Destroy steadily
 - Deteriorate slowly
 - Wear away, as a beach
 - Eat off the land?
 - Destroy bit by bit
 - Gradually destroy
 - Siphon off, as support
 - Give way to wind and water
 - Become eaten away
 - Diminish, as trust
 - Dwindle, as public favor
 - Opposite of build up
 - Fail to hold up, as a bank
 - Wear away, as soil
 - Under-mine
 - Gnaw at
 - Gnaw at
 - Rub away
 - Wash away, as a bank
 - Wear away over time
 - Disappear slowly but surely
 - Break down over time
 - Wear slowly
 - Strengthen's opposite
 - Steadily wear away
 - Gradually vanish
 - Cause to gradually vanish
 - Gradually weaken
 - Vanish over time
 - Cause decay
 - Undo by degrees
 - Gradually wear away
 - Wash away, as the shoreline
 - Degrade gradually
 - Withdraw from the bank?
 - Go from there to barely there
 - Wash away gradually
 - Remove gradually
 - Dwindle, as popularity
 - Disassemble naturally
 - Wear away slowly
 - Wear away, as a bank
 - Carve a canyon
 - Make a bank withdrawal?
 - Break down slowly
 - Give ground?
 - Make smaller, in a way
 - Alter, as a shoreline
 - Corrode
 - Slowly wear away
 - Slowly reduce
 - Rub down
 - Slowly crumble
 - Diminish, in a way
 - Begin to decay
 - Weaken gradually
 - Disappear slowly
 - Diminish over time
 - Decrease, as popularity
 - Slowly eat into
 - Crumble to the sea, as shoreline
 - Lose some ground
 - Fade gradually
 - Steadily reduce
 - Gradually surrender to wind and water
 - Crumble to the sea
 - Deteriorate, as rock or shoreline
 - Run off
 - Gradually make a bank withdrawal?
 - Slowly crumble from weather
 - Waste away from weather
 - Deteriorate, as a coastline
 - Chip away slowly
 - Become worn away
 - Gradually decay
 - Undercut
 - Eat away gradually
 - Undermine, in a way
 - Slowly crumble away
 - Scrape away at
 - Decay
 - Gradually chip away
 - Fall off, as confidence
 - Subject to planation
 - Wash out
 - Slowly break off?
 - Slowly break down
 - Molder
 - Take the edge off?
 - Run to seed
 - Diminish, as a signal
 - Deplete gradually
 - Crumble gradually
 - Antonym of "accrue"
 - Slowly wear down
 - Deteriorate over time
 - Make smooth, perhaps
 - Gradually disappear, as support
 - Reduce bit by bit
 - Get washed away
 - What cliff faces gradually do
 - Weather
 - Slowly disappear
 - Crumble away gradually
 - Slowly cause to deteriorate
 - Gradually wear down
 - What canyon walls do over time
 - Wear down over time
 - Slowly diminish
 - Wear down gradually
 - Disappear little by little
 - Wear down bit by bit
 - Gradually wear away, as soil
 - Gradually diminish
 - Seriously weaken
 - Eat dirt?
 - Weaken, as support
 - Take the edge off, say
 - Wear with time
 - Slowly cut into
 - Go away gradually
 - [aria-label] Circled letter map line
 - Lose ground, say
 - Eat down by the river?
 - Wear on earth?
 - Weaken over time, as support
 - Wear away at
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - October 06, 2025
 - LA Times - September 30, 2025
 - USA Today - September 23, 2025
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 - New York Times - February 09, 2025
 - New York Times - February 06, 2025
 - New York Times - February 04, 2025
 - New York Times - January 26, 2025
 - USA Today - December 18, 2024
 
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