Thesaurus results for EXFOLIATED

exfoliated

verb

past tense of exfoliate

as in shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside a soap that promises to help me exfoliate all that dry, flaky skin I've apparently been carrying around

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Recent Examples of exfoliated Apparently, my defenses exfoliated along with my skin. — Mike Albo, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026 The outermost layer of skin (epidermis) has been exfoliated, revealing newer, more sensitive layers underneath. — Essence, 8 Jan. 2026 The resulting small crystals (in millimeter sizes) are exfoliated into small flakes for making black phosphorus nanostructures and nanoscale devices. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2016

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Andy Jones Manchester City Not too much has changed at City in terms of incomings or outgoings but pre-season has shed a bit more light on manager Enzo Maresca’s plans, most noticeably towards midfield.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The employers’ association Gesamtmetall reported in December 2025 that Germany’s metal and electrical engineering industry, the country’s largest, was shedding nearly 10,000 jobs a month.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

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Keep your eyes peeled at your next flea market or antique shop—vintage magazine racks are surprisingly plentiful.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Madjo initially peeled onto Marquinhos, captain for Brazil and PSG, from Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot’s first long kick.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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