DEFORESTED Synonyms: 16 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

deforested

verb

Definition of deforested

past tense of deforest

as in denuded

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This year's phenomenon coincided with a string of hurricanes in the eastern Pacific, fueling sea level rise and large waves that have destroyed homes and denuded some Southern California beaches of sand.

— Daniel Trotta, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2026
The tribe led efforts to restore Prairie Creek, which had been largely denuded and buried by the timber operation.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of denuded

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The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
After the top of the ninth, Orioles reliever Cam Sanders barked at the Red Sox dugout, leading Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran to shout back from the top step, but nothing more transpired.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of barked

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Orlova took advantage of the quiet to visit her mother Tuesday in a riverside district usually too heavily shelled to reach.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
The physical condition of the stadium isn’t the issue and nor is blaming which side shelled the stadium you muppet!

— Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of shelled

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On the other side, the aim is to be certain that Sephora Collection icons are scaled in all geographic markets.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
Republicans had scaled back spending in the state as Cooper maintained a polling lead heading into Election Day.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of scaled

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Legislators opted not to accept Peña's resignation, meaning he could be stripped of legal protections that would prevent his prosecution, should Paraguay's Attorney General Emiliano Rolón Fernández opt to file charges.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
By the end of the month, King Charles had stripped his younger brother Andrew of all royal titles and privileges, rendering him a commoner.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of stripped

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Technical audits might focus on whether any product specifications, agreements, or software libraries were exposed during the relationship.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
The condition of the rebar, exposed after the buildings collapsed, has also raised concerns.

— Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

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