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erosion(noun, loss, deterioration, away, wear)
15
decay(noun, drop, decline, ruin, collapse)
13
deterioration(noun, drop, decline, collapse, decay)
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wear(noun, decrease, loss, destruction, deterioration)
12
decomposition(noun, drop, decline, collapse, deterioration)
11
rust(noun, decline, ruin, collapse, failing)
9
wear and tear(noun, expression, idiom, deterioration, wear)
9
attrition(noun, decrease, loss, destruction, deterioration)
9
degradation(noun, decline, decay, degeneration, weakening)
8
attack
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corroding
7
abrasion(noun, decrease, loss, destruction, deterioration)
6
disintegration(noun, drop, decline, decrease, collapse)
5
oxidation(noun, disintegration, erosion, weathering)
5
dilapidation(noun, drop, decline, collapse, deterioration)
4
blight(noun, decline, evil, collapse, deterioration)
4
corruption(noun, evil, deterioration, decay, rot)
4
putrefaction(noun, decline, collapse, deterioration, decay)
4
ravages of time(noun, expression, idiom, deterioration, wear)
4
spoilage(noun, decline, ruin, collapse, failing)
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