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Recent Examples of peel
Onions have layers and normally you’re supposed to peel the first one.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Garments peeled away from the body, while others featured pairs of jeans attached at the hip.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
While the peaches are still hot, they can be easily peeled.
—Randy Graham, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
Nailing down these basics might sound tedious, but trust us: These habits will save your future self (and sensitive skin) a whole lot of pain, peeling, and regret down the line.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 July 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Garments peeled away from the body, while others featured pairs of jeans attached at the hip.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
While the peaches are still hot, they can be easily peeled.
—Randy Graham, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
Nailing down these basics might sound tedious, but trust us: These habits will save your future self (and sensitive skin) a whole lot of pain, peeling, and regret down the line.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peel
Verb
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Maybe your own dogs will even bark at their TV counterparts or try pawing at the screen.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 July 2025
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In addition to the light-changing bombs that most in the crowd waved throughout the night, the crowd also, well, barked at him often between songs.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
Verb
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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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Ingredients 4 ears fresh yellow corn, husked, silks removed 2 tsp.—
Julia Levy,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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