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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defoliating
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Learn how to stop unwanted behaviors like constant front door barking, toilet training, how to stop furniture chewing and more.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025 -
As their sky-high-IQ quarterback who’s usually barking out plays on defense sat, suited up … looking sharp, in a suit.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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In central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, Mahmoud Sharkawy, who has been displaced from Gaza City, said there was intense artillery shelling in the early hours of the morning.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The company, which began in 1935, has been shelling pecans for travelers ever since.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Like their giraffe cousins, okapi have a long tongue used for stripping leaves from trees, according to National Geographic.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Still, Notre Dame’s focus on Lemon proved critical in the fourth quarter when USC attempted a receiver pass with Lemon to Lane, a play that never had a chance as Adon Shuler closed on the receiver in the backfield, stripping Lemon.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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This can include field dressing, skinning, butchering into various cuts and packaging.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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Otherwise known as Bloody Face, Thredson's murderous actions, including skinning victims, were motivated by his search for a mother figure after being abandoned as a child.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, clinics around the country are closing or scaling back services in the face of funding cuts, further limiting women’s options for in-person care.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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In real life, Springsteen’s insistence on scaling back—with Landau’s support—may have saved his life, or at least his sanity.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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This allows users to benefit from AI acceleration without exposing sensitive information.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Running mate’s populist appeal boosts Paz Paz’s campaign was boosted by his running mate Edman Lara, a former police officer known for viral TikTok videos exposing corruption.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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The satiny ensemble featured a cleavage-baring open neckline, short sleeves and a waist-cinching bodice that cascaded into a mermaid skirt.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hamilton, convinced that salvaging his fiscal reputation required him to air his personal failings, published a lengthy tract, baring all.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Defoliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defoliating. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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