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

Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections The move comes after public pressure from Capito, and follows a series of ABC News reports detailing the impact the firings would have on black lung health care programs for coal miners. —Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 13 May 2025

Škoda Škoda says the concept intentionally strips away unnecessary elements in keeping with the company’s emerging urban design language. —Utkarsh Sood, New Atlas, 9 May 2025

No state — not even one as strong and resilient as Massachusetts — can fill the massive budget gaps that could arise if federal dollars are stripped away. —Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025

My life was stripped away, but my spirit remained unbroken. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025

Rhymes for strip away

• aaa
• adonais
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• alumnae
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• bouvier
• breakaway