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
  • My buddies hang skinned, whole deer in a walk-in cooler for up to two weeks before butchering.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As reporters walked by where Broadbelt’s body was found, a large black dog in a front yard barked loudly and ran along the fence.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Steve’s gun barked almost in my ear, and the sound brought that treetop skirmish to a sudden conclusion.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt and three cousins.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt, and three cousins.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At times it has been scrutinized, scaled back, or delayed.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • About 14% of service companies in the New York-Northern New Jersey area have scaled back hiring or plan to do so in the next six months as a result of artificial intelligence but few have laid off employees so far as a result of the burgeoning technology, a new survey shows.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 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
  • The moratorium provision was ultimately stripped from the bill before final passage.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Many formerly passionate Trump supporters in Miami have relatives and friends who were legally in the country and now have been stripped of their temporary status.
    Andres Oppenheimer September 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sure, there are some greenery elements to it and some rocks, but the sides of the cake are exposed.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The case, which was originally set to go to trial in December, could have exposed Anthropic to damages of up to $1 trillion if the court found that the company willfully violated copyright law.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Deforested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforested. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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