Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defoliated
Verb
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And more recently, in the throes of a homeless crisis, city staff and law enforcement have removed and denuded trees to control the conditions on the street.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Another nearby dog has barked since Mancl and his wife moved in four years ago.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Toward the end of his game-winning drive Sunday, Mac Jones received the play from the sideline, barked it to teammates, then turned to one of his two favorite targets on the day, Christian McCaffrey.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The baby used her tail to smack the bird before taking it underwater, resurfacing to show boaters the bird had been skinned, the group said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The blunt comment by the esteemed brother of director Doug Liman certainly could be skinned over the evolving battle between MPRM Communications and 42West now that its officially gone to the courts.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Zach Agnos and Nick Anderson were both shelled in the seventh as Baltimore batted around in the frame, and then some.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whole seeds provide more fiber, potassium, and zinc, while shelled pepitas offer more protein, fat, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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The report also calculated the amount of PFNA that people could be exposed to without being harmed — a critical measurement that can be used to set limits for cleaning up PFNA contamination in Superfund sites and for removing the chemical from drinking water.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Eastern Radiologist settled a class action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 890,000 people who were allegedly impacted by a cyberattack that exposed their personal and medical information.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Green was stripped at the Vols’ 34 in the first quarter with the game tied 7-7.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Under that model, Israel maintains freedom of operation, while Hamas retains light weapons but is stripped of rockets and missile factories.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ditto for the pieces developed with Belgian designer Marie Adam-Leenaerdt that riffed on princess-y jewelry with solitaire rings scaled up to exaggerated proportions.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Production values can always be scaled up or down, meaning Match My Ex is one of the more flexible formats on offer in Cannes.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Defoliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defoliated. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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