denudes

present tense third-person singular of denude
as in strips
to remove of all covering or surface layers Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

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  • The suit argues firing workers during the shutdown is an abuse of power that strips federal employees of back-pay rights and violates agencies’ statutory duties.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike chocolate bars, the capsules provide a concentrated dose without sugar or fat – though processing often strips chocolate of antioxidants.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • Spotrac compiled the latest cap hits for the team regarding quarterbacks, which exposes the Browns' terrible luck at the position.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The whole atmosphere, the borderline evil USGA pin locations — tournament golf exposes your weaknesses and projects them for everyone to see.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • This model takes different experiments (borrowing against reserves, testing settlement, improving transparency) and scales them into a system that can support global liquidity.
    Luke Xie, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • How smoothly Tesla scales production without compromising supply stability or quality will be a key measure of success.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Denudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denudes. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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