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Recent Examples of denude
The school itself is one story and sprawling, the campus denuded of pine trees.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Trash burning and water shortages are a worsening blight, while the construction of upscale villas has denuded vegetation and exacerbated a perennial flooding problem.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Trash burning and water shortages are a worsening blight, while the construction of upscale villas has denuded vegetation and exacerbated a perennial flooding problem.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denude
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Without public explanation, Welch stripped Benton of his committee assignments and barred him from caucus meetings late last month, the Tribune reported.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
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Backed by Yangtze River Industry Group, researchers aim to scale production, expecting chip-scale atomic clocks to expand into military and civilian communication applications as costs decline.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The city began tightening its belt around December, implementing a limited hiring freeze and scaling back some services after revenues came in $15 million to $20 million below projections.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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However, the Guthrie case has exposed a wound far deeper than one family’s nightmare.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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That exposed them to potential deportation amid the administration's wider crackdown on immigration.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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