denudes

Definition of denudesnext
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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  • But Grundy is banking on movement in Congress to support a bill that strips back the 2025 hemp-banning language while also regulating intoxicating hemp more than the 2018 farm bill did to root out bad actors in the industry and make industrial hemp more stable in the long term.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2026
  • That means Congress can't pass a law to take away that right, and the president can't issue an executive order that strips it away.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • Yet technology experts warn that outsourcing key decisions to AI exposes consumers to risks, potentially leading to communications errors and costing people money, while also potentially handing hackers the keys to their data.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • If your roots are shallow, the leap exposes it.
    Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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  • Zia added that grey scales with authentic chip-off aesthetics and sulphur blues inspired by classic denim are also key developments.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Everything — from food to veterinary care — scales up with the dog’s formidable stature.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Denudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denudes. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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