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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defoliates
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During the drive, a tank shells the car, killing most of the occupants.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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In Network, Sidney Lumet cast Duvall as Frank Hackett, a broadcast television executive who barks about his lack of principles loudly and often.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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And perhaps some—Ho Jin just barks at him to take it all and grumbles that Ji Seon is a bad influence.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yes, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation — the core PCE index — strips out the impact of food and direct energy costs because those tend to be more volatile and central bankers want to focus on underlying trends.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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The heat triggers a chemical reaction that strips the oxygen away, leaving behind carbon monoxide as a byproduct.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mlotek hopes the concert exposes the audience to a distinguished heritage filled with jubilant and energetic music.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaway This incident exposes a larger problem.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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If the approach scales further, manufacturers could combine hundreds of semiconductor lasers into a single fiber channel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Memory goes as high as 128GB with this CPU option ($1,000), and storage scales up to 8TB ($1,800).—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Defoliates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defoliates. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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