deforesting

present participle of deforest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforesting
Verb
  • The volunteer pilot, a Wyoming physician named Brent Blue, told me that there’s usually not too much barking unless there’s a cat on board.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Then came Garrett Wilson barking at Jets coach Aaron Glenn on Sunday, as Wilson finished with three catches for 13 yards on eight targets.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tuesday was filled with intensive coaching and mentorship sessions with Walmart and Sam's Club merchants, sourcing experts and past Open Call alumni about scaling up production, improving packaging, and strengthening their financial and operational readiness.
    Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The chip has completed its tape-out phase, and the researchers plan to establish a pilot production line in the coming years, scaling it to a megabyte-level system within three to five years.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Those decisions include clearing the way for stripping legal protections from immigrants, keeping nearly $5 billion in foreign aid frozen and ousting transgender members of the military.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Start with a gentle, refreshing cleanser to remove impurities without stripping the skin.
    Essence, Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, Mahmoud Sharkawy, who has been displaced from Gaza City, said there was intense artillery shelling in the early hours of the morning.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The company, which began in 1935, has been shelling pecans for travelers ever since.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Otherwise known as Bloody Face, Thredson's murderous actions, including skinning victims, were motivated by his search for a mother figure after being abandoned as a child.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The blade is made from highly-durable, extra-sharp steel, making skinning and deboning a breeze.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Olympia is clearly torn about the situation, and almost confesses to Matty, but her fear that Julian's crimes could ruin the lives of their children keeps her mouth shut and her mind focused on exposing Senior.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Recent searches for a new police chief have taken over a year to complete, often exposing dysfunctions in the city’s branches of leadership.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The singer, whose real name is Michael Eugene Archer, posed shirtless on the cover for his sophomore album, Voodoo, baring his abs in the black-and-white photo.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Hamilton, convinced that salvaging his fiscal reputation required him to air his personal failings, published a lengthy tract, baring all.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Deforesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforesting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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