as in undressing
to remove clothing from
the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination
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Recent Examples of disrobing
Her multiyear process of disrobing was complete.
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Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
The Mormon wife inexplicably opened up her cha cha by donning a faux pregnant belly before quickly disrobing to show off her ballroom-friendly fringe.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
The Mormon wife inexplicably opened up her cha cha by donning a faux pregnant belly before quickly disrobing to show off her ballroom-friendly fringe.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrobing
Verb
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The first step requires Ilana to change into a robe, undressing on top of pads placed on the floor so each item of clothing can be packaged into separate bags and collected as evidence.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Feb. 2026
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For companies like xAI, Google and Apple, the availability of undressing apps represents a leadership failure, said Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.—
Ethan Baron,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Reaves injured his arm late in the fourth quarter after stripping the basketball away from Williamson.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Andrew has still retained his place in the line despite King Charles stripping him of all of his royal titles and privileges in October 2025.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Disrobing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrobing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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