At play :
Active or existing as
something to be
considered
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Influencing/ controlling. Active or existing as something to be considered. The issues at play are the factors that affect the decision or drive the outcome.
It’s a complicated matter with several important issues at play
There are several factors at play prior to the elections.
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Eat away (phrasal verb)
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eat away or eat into to gradually destroy something
Within a few years inflation had eaten away all the economic gains.
Synonyms and related words
To destroy or severely damage something: destroy, ruin, devastate…
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Rooted
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to develop roots, accepted widely
Corruption is deeply rooted in Brazil.
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To leverage:
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to use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better:
We can gain a market advantage by leveraging our network of partners.
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Staggering:
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very shocking and surprising:
It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public.
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