DEFORESTED Synonyms: 16 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

deforested

verb

Definition of deforested

past tense of deforest

as in denuded

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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
Against this show, college dorm room posters of melting clocks feel utterly denuded, with regrets to the angsty teens pinning them up.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of denuded

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For homemade, combine ¾ cup sugar, ¾ cup water, ½ cup shelled and toasted pistachios and a pinch of salt in a saucepan.

— Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
These coiled, shelled relatives of squid and octopuses were abundant predators, hunting in the same waters as fish, turtles, sharks and extinct marine reptiles called plesiosaurs.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Definition of shelled

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The researchers are now working on new molecule designs and studying how the process could be scaled for industrial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
According to Emax Kintu, who oversees HIV programs in Kyotera district, programs and services that people had come to rely on were scaled back or eliminated.

— Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of scaled

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During the Saturday general session meeting, Donna Soucy, a New Hampshire DNC member, defended the Granite State’s ability to evaluate presidential candidates despite being stripped of its former first-place status.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Those already in the country on programs like Temporary Protected Status have also been stripped of that permission to stay.

— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of stripped

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The second half belonged entirely to Nashville, which exposed Miami’s disorganized defense.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Ammonium salts break down quickly when exposed to humid air, forcing factories to build expensive production lines filled with inert gas.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

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