as in to 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 exfoliate Think: erasing dark spots, smoothing fine lines, and gently exfoliating the skin beneath your neck.​ Body serums have a plethora of benefits, but can feel like an extra step after showering. Essence, 30 Sep. 2025 When exfoliating, be gentle with your skin and use upward circles to avoid stretching and pulling at your skin. Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Sep. 2025 Double-cleanse with Aprilskin cleansing balm, Eminence daily exfoliating cleanser, Thayer’s toner, Glow Recipe blackberry retinol, and Farmacy honey halo moisturizer. R29 Team, Refinery29, 26 Sep. 2025 The hero behind the groundbreaking collection is Skin Activator Technology that delivers microdosed mandelic acid (AHA) to gently exfoliate and encapsulated centella asiatica (CICA) to soothe, hydrate and go deep into the surface skin layers to activate the senescent cells. Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exfoliate
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shed
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  • Now convinced that Lo was right all along, Richard’s assistant runs to the lodge’s hunting shed to get a rifle.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a historic royal palace from a Polish river, shedding light on a violent part of the country's history.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Exfoliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exfoliate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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