deforested

past tense of deforest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforested
Verb
  • And more recently, in the throes of a homeless crisis, city staff and law enforcement have removed and denuded trees to control the conditions on the street.
    Sam Bloch August 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The baby used her tail to smack the bird before taking it underwater, resurfacing to show boaters the bird had been skinned, the group said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The blunt comment by the esteemed brother of director Doug Liman certainly could be skinned over the evolving battle between MPRM Communications and 42West now that its officially gone to the courts.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Toward the end of his game-winning drive Sunday, Mac Jones received the play from the sideline, barked it to teammates, then turned to one of his two favorite targets on the day, Christian McCaffrey.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Zach Agnos and Nick Anderson were both shelled in the seventh as Baltimore batted around in the frame, and then some.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Whole seeds provide more fiber, potassium, and zinc, while shelled pepitas offer more protein, fat, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the most crucial technologies that must be scaled is a technique called long-read genome sequencing.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In its first year, the company scaled from just three clients to over one hundred, entirely through word-of-mouth referrals.
    Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On the cruise, visitors will head out on the tiki boats where cocktails will be served and oysters will be shucked on deck.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But at some closed park locations, services will be stripped to the bone, including no trash collection, restrooms, road or walkway maintenance or visitor information.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In 2008, a constitutional amendment stripped the Grand Duke of his political role, after Guillaume’s father Henri refused to ratify the government’s vote allowing euthanasia; the royals are observant Catholics.
    Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Food stored where exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The market still trades as if the pros don’t feel exposed enough to stocks, and strategists have had to pursue the index higher after the springtime confidence crash reversed faster than expected.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Deforested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforested. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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