DEFOLIATED Synonyms: 16 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

defoliated

verb

past tense of defoliate

as in denuded

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This year's phenomenon coincided with a string of hurricanes in the eastern Pacific, fueling sea level rise and large waves that have destroyed homes and denuded some Southern California beaches of sand.

— Daniel Trotta, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2026
The tribe led efforts to restore Prairie Creek, which had been largely denuded and buried by the timber operation.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of denuded

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The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
After the top of the ninth, Orioles reliever Cam Sanders barked at the Red Sox dugout, leading Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran to shout back from the top step, but nothing more transpired.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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Door opening from kitchen to dish area does not have finished opening and the concrete blocks that were cut for the wall opening are exposed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The result exposed vulnerabilities in Lula’s reelection bid, from frustration over the cost of living and crime to difficulties mobilizing parts of his traditional base.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposed

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The Montaukett, the original inhabitants of the Hamptons, were stripped of their land and tribal rights a century ago.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent wildfires have stripped vegetation from nearby hillsides, leaving the ground more vulnerable to mudslides.

— Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of stripped

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With less than a week before the midterm elections, the Senate contest in Georgia appears to have shifted to relatively safe ground for Democrats, who have scaled back their spending on the race.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
After more than 4,500 responses, the Board of Education scaled the plan back to the essentials.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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