Thesaurus results for DENUDE

denude

verb

Definition of 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 Regionally, the Iranian regime was at its weakest in decades, denuded of antiair defenses. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2026 Although gulf fritillaries can denude passion vines of all foliage, the leaves quickly grow back, and fruit development is not affected. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026 ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses. — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026 The school itself is one story and sprawling, the campus denuded of pine trees. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for denude

Recent Examples of Synonyms for denude

Verb

Sweeney recently stripped down for a nearly-nude commercial promoting the sports betting app.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
The result is a safer-phone category that already spans traditional feature phones, minimalist devices and smartphones that have been deliberately stripped of distracting features.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of strip

Verb

Traditional SaaS scales via active users, but high AI user spikes can destroy margins due to heavy compute costs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Blitz also closed a friends-and-family pre-seed round, which will fund the hiring of additional engineers to expand and scale the platform.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of scale

Verb

Investigators have also found cases involving access-control bypasses and exposed credentials.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Yet for children exposed to any of the suspect pathogens while in the womb, the chance of developing autism jumped threefold.

— Mike McRae September 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026