defoliates

verb

present tense third-person singular of defoliate
as in shells

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  1. shells
  2. barks
  3. shucks
  4. skins
  5. strips
  6. exposes
  7. scales
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  • During the drive, a tank shells the car, killing most of the occupants.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Definition of shells
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  • Others work automatically whenever the canine barks too loudly or too much.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • New people can still require an adjustment period for Lainey, who initially barks when meeting someone unfamiliar.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of barks
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  • Who is this man who shucks oysters as if preparing the Eucharist?
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of shucks
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  • Onion skins to add nutrients to soil, either through compost heap or by placing scraps directly in the dirt.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 July 2026
  • Sanders, along with two of his daughters, skins the fish straightaway.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of skins
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  • What the new law requires The new law keeps the ELPAC score of Level 4 sufficient to exit the English learner path, but strips the other requirements, putting California in line with 44 states that have just one requirement.
    — Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Bathing too often strips natural oils and dries out the skin and coat.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of strips
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  • Actual spaceflight also exposes cells to radiation and other conditions the experiment did not reproduce.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • How red light therapy works Red light therapy exposes skin to low levels of red and near-infrared light without heat or burning.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of exposes
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  • True scale requires shifting from speculative vibe coding to a stateful, viable coding paradigm that scales trust at the speed of innovation.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Drone battery output scales The converted production line will add to Amprius’ existing manufacturing network spanning the United States, South Korea and China.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of scales
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