strip away
verb
stripped away also stript away; stripping away; strips away
1
: to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface
strip away the bark of a tree
2
: to remove (unimportant material) from something
The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay.
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In many ways, Kris aches to be reduced to such simple matter, to strip away all of her heady anxiety and surrender to basic want.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
In the end, after stripping away what’s less interesting, something remains.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Most notably, the line is crossed when AI hallucinates facts or strips away human voice.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
If the price strips away too much future flexibility, discipline has to win.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
In the end, after stripping away what’s less interesting, something remains.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Most notably, the line is crossed when AI hallucinates facts or strips away human voice.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
If the price strips away too much future flexibility, discipline has to win.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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“Strip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20away. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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