strip away

phrasal 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.

Examples of strip away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On another, the Internal Revenue Code stands ready with its expatriation tax regime—potentially ensnaring not only those who voluntarily renounce their citizenship but also those whose citizenship is stripped away. —Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Government websites are stripping away references to trans people, history, and art. —Grace Byron, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Waking alone in a dark room before the online workday began, writing by a window and with the noise of my before-life stripped away, the writing was enough. —Eliana Ramage september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

The latest iteration strips away much of the bold pink hues in favor of a more neutral palette designed to reflect daylight and nighttime lighting effects more naturally. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for strip away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway