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Recent Examples of defoliateAffected trees can be completely defoliated, giving a wintry appearance in summer.—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2025 Only the Box Tree Moth caterpillars will defoliate the plants.—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2024 These caterpillars will eat the foliage and defoliate a boxwood.—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2024 For example, spongy moths may be virtually absent for years on end before appearing en masse and defoliating forests.—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for defoliate
The first season—the menstrual phase, known as inner winter—refers to the days of bleeding when hormone levels, such as estrogen and progesterone, are low and symptoms may include cramping, bloating, low energy levels, headaches skin blemishes and mood changes.
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Hatty Willmoth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
Noyes skinned up Broad Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon and skied down the east face of Twin Peak, followed by the Stairs Gulch.
Meanwhile, Cricket wouldn't stop barking until the owners knew where the snake was hiding, coiled up along the fence.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Indeed, as soon as Tatis got plunked on the hand by a 93 mph fastball from debuting Dodgers rookie Jack Little, Shildt came storming out of the dugout, walking over to check on Tatis while barking in Roberts’ direction.
To make strawberry ice cream, add 1 pint of strawberries, hulled and sliced.
To make cookies and cream ice cream, add 1 cup of crushed Oreos.
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Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Place hulled strawberries, sugar, and 2 cups of the water in a blender with lemon quarters; blend on HIGH until almost fully pureed, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Stripped to the bone and flayed by her ugly experiences, both during and for years after, Lidia is emotionally naked, unable even to ask for or accept help.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Separating fact from invention is difficult, but there have been rumors that there was more than one murderer, the killing was drug-related and — perhaps most disturbingly — that Driscoll was either dismembered or flayed alive.
Trash burning and water shortages are a worsening blight, while the construction of upscale villas has denuded vegetation and exacerbated a perennial flooding problem.
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Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.
Saturday’s loss also saw Ryan Yarbrough shelled for the first time since the swingman entered the Yankees’ rotation.
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Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2025
He was benched after getting shelled through the first two games of Edmonton’s first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings and didn’t get back in the net until Game 3 of the second round against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The peppermint offers a pleasant and fresh scent, the physical exfoliants did not feel harsh or stripping, and the lightweight, almost gel-like consistency glides on and massages into the skin with ease.
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Cierra Black,
Essence,
24 June 2025
His wish to see mandatory yearly increases has also been stripped, which should make the process easier for spending laggards.
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