peel

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

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Recent Examples of peel In the summer, keep your eyes peeled for fearsome dragons and colorful phoenixes gliding across the sky. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 June 2025 Head out onto the water to sail around the archipelago, keeping your eyes peeled for breaching minke whales and bearded seals, as well as shaggy muskoxen—one of the few megafauna to survive the Ice Age—and Arctic wolves patrolling the shoreline. Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025 That's because high humidity levels can cause a lot of moisture to become trapped in these materials which leads to wood bucking or paint peeling overtime. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 June 2025 Then score down the skin, peel back and eat like so. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for peel
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  • Meanwhile, Cricket wouldn't stop barking until the owners knew where the snake was hiding, coiled up along the fence.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Indeed, as soon as Tatis got plunked on the hand by a 93 mph fastball from debuting Dodgers rookie Jack Little, Shildt came storming out of the dugout, walking over to check on Tatis while barking in Roberts’ direction.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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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
  • Ingredients 4 ears fresh yellow corn, husked, silks removed 2 tsp.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
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  • The first season—the menstrual phase, known as inner winter—refers to the days of bleeding when hormone levels, such as estrogen and progesterone, are low and symptoms may include cramping, bloating, low energy levels, headaches skin blemishes and mood changes.
    Hatty Willmoth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Noyes skinned up Broad Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon and skied down the east face of Twin Peak, followed by the Stairs Gulch.
    Jake Stern, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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