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disfurnish

verb

Definition of disfurnishnext
as in to strip

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfurnish
  1. strip
  2. evict
  3. deprive
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
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  • When the government expanded the park in the late 1990s and early 2000s, hundreds of villagers—including Mgesi's family—were forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty-six percent of women who were pregnant or postpartum when they were illegally evicted lacked a lease, and 21% of all interview participants who were illegally evicted had a month-to-month tenancy.
    — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of evict
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  • The injury deprives quarterback Matthew Stafford of his top target as the Rams look to avoid an 0-2 start.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Even worse, the process of trying to decompose those grounds can deprive your orchid of nutrients.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of deprive
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“Disfurnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfurnish. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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