denude
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Puerto Rico fell off many travelers’ radars after Hurricane Maria tortured the island in September 2017, wiping out thousands of lives and homes, denuding flora and laying waste to the power grid—and the recovery has been difficult. — Sara Clemence, WSJ, "Puerto Rico on the Rebound: A Three-Day Getaway Guide," 26 Dec. 2018 Basra largely has been denuded of security forces other than police since 2014 as army units went north to fight ISIS. — Kimberly Kagan And Frederick W. Kagan, WSJ, "The U.S. Can Defuse Iraq’s Crisis," 12 Sep. 2018 Hillsides around the camps have been denuded of trees, which has left the underlying soil vulnerable to landslides. — Euan Mckirdy, CNN, "Rohingya 'living on sandcastles' as first monsoon rains hit fragile camps," 11 June 2018 Hillsides around the camps have been denuded of trees, which has left the underlying soil vulnerable to landslides. — Euan Mckirdy, CNN, "Rohingya 'living on sandcastles' as first monsoon rains hit fragile camps," 11 June 2018 People in search of firewood for heat and cooking have denuded their hills, causing floods and droughts and making silt pile up at dams. — New York Times, "South Korea Hands Kim Jong-un a Path to Prosperity on a USB Drive," 10 May 2018 That toll is only expected to grow as the next few months of torrential rains and high winds lash into the tent city, which is precariously perched on landslide-prone hills denuded of trees or in flood-prone lowlands. — Laignee Barron, Time, "Landslides and Flooding Threaten 200,000 Rohingya Refugees as Monsoon Rains Lash Into Bangladesh Camps," 15 June 2018 Hillsides around the camps have been denuded of trees, which has left the underlying soil vulnerable to landslides. — Euan Mckirdy, CNN, "Rohingya 'living on sandcastles' as first monsoon rains hit fragile camps," 11 June 2018 Hillsides were denuded by logging and streams and creeks had become polluted. — Washington Post, "‘People’s forest’ marks 100 years, seeks new connections," 16 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'denude.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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