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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  • Even if that court rules the Trump administration’s decision to strip Venezuelans of their TPS protections is unlawful, however, the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling revoking the protections will remain in place.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Bissouma had been stripped of the ball by Pedro Neto on the halfway line and made the situation worse in his desperation to atone for the initial error.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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  • The Supreme Court seemed intent Thursday on keeping a block on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders.
    Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • That facility can scale up to 1 million square feet, which would translate into about 40,000 garments.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
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  • While two siblings are interned and forced to work, cut off from the outside world, the other two are exempt and work to expose the horrors of the camps.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The suit seeks justice for the survivors and aims to expose systemic failures in the juvenile justice system.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 May 2025

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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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