peel

as in to husk
to remove the natural covering of she peels apples with lightning speed

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Verb
  • Just husk the corn, remove the silk and grill those cobs naked so they’re lightly charred, sweet, slightly crisp with a roasty popcorn taste.
    Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Examples include chopping bee, husking bee, logging bee, quilting bee, house- or barn-raising bee, sewing bee, spinning be, and, ultimately, spelling bee.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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  • Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The moratorium provision was ultimately stripped from the bill before final passage.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • My buddies hang skinned, whole deer in a walk-in cooler for up to two weeks before butchering.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • On the cruise, visitors will head out on the tiki boats where cocktails will be served and oysters will be shucked on deck.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the best ways to spend a day include meandering along Moonstone Beach inspecting driftwood structures and shucking at the no-reservation, cash-only Sea Chest Oyster Bar.
    Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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