denude

as in to strip
to remove of all covering or surface layers Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

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Recent Examples of denude Biologists are concerned that if the fire burns intensely in the watershed, denuded earth and ash could fill the creeks when rains come, seriously harming water quality and potentially killing fish. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024 The rationale is likely that Russia’s fighting capabilities will be denuded enough to justify the expense. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024 Wildfires can strip trees and burn ground cover, denuding the landscape and leaving it vulnerable to landslides. Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024 All looked reasonably healthy, if denuded of tree and shrub cover. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for denude
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Verb
  • Trump since coming to office has punished certain firms for their past clients or causes, stripping them of security clearances and government contracts, while trumpeting deals with others, including titans like Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 31 May 2025
  • But the new deal also strips out some of the fringe benefits seen in his and his predecessor’s prior contracts.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025
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  • Overcoming the reticence at the heart of her shyness was like scaling a cliff only to discover another view of the real summit farther off.
    Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
  • The administration’s position is clear: AI should be secured before it is scaled.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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  • Elphaba busies herself trying to expose the corruption helmed by the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), while Glinda dons a tiara and becomes the people’s princess of the Emerald City, playing directly into the faux warlock’s agenda.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 June 2025
  • Another Afghan, Khalid Khan, said the new restrictions could expose him and thousands of others to arrest in Pakistan.
    Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025

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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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