Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defoliated
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The school itself is one story and sprawling, the campus denuded of pine trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cackles, even, as the obnoxiously loud guy sitting behind me barked throughout the show.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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Singleton gestured rapidly and barked at his teammates after the play.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The animals were valued for their fur and often trapped and skinned, while logging destroyed much of their habitat.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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Once skinned, the animal will hang in a walk-in cooler overnight.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Syrian government forces shelled Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo on January 7, 2026, killing at least seven and displacing over 3,000 civilians to flee through evacuation corridors.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Peanuts—shelled or unshelled—are a favorite treat of bluejays, woodpeckers, chickadees, and several other species.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Pokorny said the recent criminal sports gambling investigations by the Justice Department have exposed vulnerabilities in the major sports leagues and risk damaging the sports' brands.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In modern military operations, fuel is both essential and exposed.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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With it, travelers on Delta will see a basic, stripped down fare option when booking seats in the airline’s premium cabins.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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The book is set in an unnamed American suburb somewhere on the West Coast which is stripped of actually existing cultural, political, or historical markers.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Others have scaled this up by connecting the heat from their mining infrastructure to district heating systems, helping over 80,000 people stay warm or grow tomatoes or even tulips in greenhouses.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Project proponents previously promised voters 27 miles of light-rail track in exchange for a 23% tax hike, but the plan has been scaled back to fewer than 10 miles while costs have stayed the same.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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On the cruise, visitors will head out on the tiki boats where cocktails will be served and oysters will be shucked on deck.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Defoliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defoliated. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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