Thesaurus results for DEFOLIATING

defoliating

verb

present participle of defoliate

as in barking

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Rubber-bullet shooters and a barking K-9 unit trailed behind.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The barking bunch performed unbelievable tricks in sync with music and choreography, leading to their victory.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

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The Saints also appeared to have scored a defensive touchdown when edge rusher Chase Young hit Lions QB Jared Goff hard from behind, sending the ball flaying backward toward the Detroit goal line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Dwight grabbed my arm, wrenching my hand out of my pocket, flaying it like a fish, pulling me along.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026

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Zelensky was quick to decry the deal, which undercuts one of Ukraine’s central strategies of stripping Moscow of revenue from diesel exports.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026
Tens of millions have been removed from lists, and opposition parties say the commission is stripping out eligible voters to benefit Modi’s BJP, claims the BJP and the commission deny.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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In certain circumstances, temporarily scaling back the extra payments could leave you in a better financial position instead.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Dealer Emanuel Layre is scaling back his gallery after 15 years in the Austrian capital, as ARTnews reported earlier, and according to Die Presse, Zeller van Almsick gallery will also close after nine years.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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And Jeremy Allen White is Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter with whom Haugen collaborates on an explosive series of articles informally titled The Facebook Files, exposing the toxic culture behind the company’s stratospheric reach.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Prier said the city was failing residents and exposing itself to a lawsuit by not providing adequate court access.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

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Groups then pull on rubber boots and get their hands dirty, learning to dig for clams and shucking fresh, raw oysters harvested directly from the beach.

— Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2026
Jack Callahan was just a kid when his dad, William, ran the place, with his wife using a VW van for deliveries and the kids – Jack included – shucking lobster meat for those famed rolls.

— Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

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