denuding

Definition of denudingnext
present participle of denude
as in stripping
to remove of all covering or surface layers Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

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  • The First Aid Beauty Facial Cleanser removes makeup and deeply cleanses the skin without stripping it.
    Claire West, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Consumer spending and retail sales rose relatively strong last month, even when stripping out gas prices and inflation.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
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  • Ryan Harris, chief revenue officer of Span, said the company estimates XFRA will be able to generate about one to two megawatts worth of compute later this year, scaling across the country to an annual capacity of more than 1 gigawatt beginning next year.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • In many organizations, that gap becomes more visible as companies focus on scaling teams and driving consistent results.
    Sue Mysko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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  • As her lie begins to unravel, her hunger for validation spirals into something far darker, drawing a devastated father into a desperate search and exposing a culture more obsessed with spectacle than consequence.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 May 2026
  • Several towns split their votes between Lamont and Elliott, exposing a bitter divide within the state’s party over whether Connecticut should turn in a more progressive direction.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
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“Denuding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denuding. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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