deforesting

present participle of deforest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforesting
Verb
  • Some guys are finding solace in extreme physical activity with expletive-laden barking from a drill sergeant to reclaim their manhood.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Residents reported dogs behind fences jumping over them or barking at them.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Women are less likely to build long-term wealth through business ownership without profitability and scaling strategies in their business.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • However, while the experiments proved that DPPs can be tuned and stabilized, scaling this approach into fully functional devices will take time.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The risk is that the model overreaches, stripping out human oversight in ways that leave the system brittle.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Palestinian health authorities said further Israeli airstrikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip had killed at least 100 people on Tuesday, 35 of them in Gaza City in the enclave's north as Israeli forces girded for the offensive.
    Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Israelis launched a day of nationwide protests Tuesday calling for hostages to be released and the war in Gaza to end, while more Palestinian families left Gaza City after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts.
    Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These markings may be associated with skinning and flesh removal, and some of the remains show possible signs of human tooth marks.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Losing Hyperliquid’s billions would erase up to 10% of its revenue overnight, exposing its dependence on interest income and underscoring its vulnerability to client defection.
    Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • However, by 1999, both glaciers retreated and the northern tongue of the Alsek Glacier detached from a narrow island, exposing the glacier's terminus to more calving, Pelto noted.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are also several moments in which the self-reflexiveness of Clooney’s casting effectively baits us into believing that the Cary Grant of his day is baring his soul for our edification.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Reformation’s Kaitlyn Cotton Cardigan is an edgier spin on traditional fall attire, thanks to its stomach-baring structure and lower-than-average neckline.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Deforesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforesting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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