exfoliated

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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Verb
  • Now, about a month and a half after the film’s release on streaming, Ice Cube is shedding a little light about the production.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • On an outside zone play, Fox shed several tacklers and outran the Falcons’ secondary to quiet the Skyridge sideline and fan section, which had been energized up to that point.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Marrow also peeled back the curtain on how Louisville balances its revenue-sharing budget.
    Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Now that the dust has settled, a handful of insiders peeled back the curtain on the meeting that marked the beginning of the end.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Those with any sign of fungal disease or pest activity should be placed in a plastic bag and discarded.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Exfoliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exfoliated. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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