deforesting

present participle of deforest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforesting
Verb
  • There were female writers, women who were the lead supervising producers barking out the assignments and calling the shots.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Jefferson was not barking at McCarthy or the coaching staff or anyone.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In our view, scaling the technology also means scaling the talent pool.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • At the meeting, city leaders expressed support for scaling back its congregate homeless facilities and instead focusing on micro-communities.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 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
  • The Sixers are shelling it out for theirs.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Candice and Glenn sent Parker and Madison to wash off their swamp smell, then did the dirty work of prepping and skinning the frogs.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Jessica Simpson picked a skin-baring dress to present at the ceremony 19 years after her last appearance.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Low-rise styles—particularly the provocative, butt-baring designs from Diesel, Dsquared2 and Duran Lantink—are redefining the standard for how much flesh is revealed.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Deforesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforesting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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