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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Newly filed city documents shed light on the potential for new housing in Crown Center as it’s poised to transform into a Royals ballpark district.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
This is, as a nature documentary playing in the background during a scene suggests, his equivalent of a spider molting, shedding its old exoskeleton to hopefully emerge — stronger and more resilient — into adulthood.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 July 2026

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Travelers should also keep their eyes peeled for special flash sales, which may be shorter in length, but can be greater in savings.

— Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
From there, the leathery red skin is easily peeled away (or popped out by squeezing from the opposite end) to reveal the fleshy white, glossy fruit that feels sort of like a grape without the peel.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026

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In 2015, the last year fishing was allowed around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the longline fishing fleet caught and discarded more than 7,000 sharks.

— NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Russia’s answer to the Artemis program is to develop its own Russian Orbital Station, using modules from the International Space Station after it has been discarded, which would act as a gateway for lunar exploration.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

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