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
The outermost layer of skin (epidermis) has been exfoliated, revealing newer, more sensitive layers underneath.
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Essence, 8 Jan. 2026
Essence, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exfoliated
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Come ready to shed any rigid assumptions and play.—
Lilliam Rivera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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These new findings might also shed light on what conditions may have helped life on Earth to evolve, the researchers said.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Keep your eyes peeled for wild horses grazing along the ridgelines.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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Drive the 11-mile loop around it and keep your eyes peeled; the cove is a prime wildlife-watching spot, routinely yielding sightings of white-tail deer, black bears, groundhogs, and raccoons.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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By that time the larvae are long gone, Musah says, and the only remaining insect evidence is the hard shell-like exteriors of the pupae, tools of metamorphosis discarded after the larvae become adult flies.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Exfoliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exfoliated. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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