as in exposed
lacking a usual or natural covering
a peeled banana
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Recent Examples of peeled
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Physical pieces can still be peeled from packaging and scanned into the app, while digital pieces appear automatically with certain app orders.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
There are many layers that get peeled back in this wise film.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
However, the physical game pieces will appear on some food items, such as a large fry box, which then can be peeled and scanned into the app to redeem.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Tight end Dallas Goedert peeled to the flats late, but by then Hurts had already launched his throw to Dotson.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The sight of fruit being peeled and veggies being cleaned and chopped was mouthwatering.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
As the team peeled back the potential causes a pattern emerged.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Keep your eyes peeled along the way for native wildlife, such as jackrabbits and coyotes below, or hawks riding thermals up in the sky.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Keep your eyes peeled for other seasonal fragrances to be released throughout the holiday season, including Cozy Winter Cottage.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Physical pieces can still be peeled from packaging and scanned into the app, while digital pieces appear automatically with certain app orders.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
There are many layers that get peeled back in this wise film.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
However, the physical game pieces will appear on some food items, such as a large fry box, which then can be peeled and scanned into the app to redeem.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Tight end Dallas Goedert peeled to the flats late, but by then Hurts had already launched his throw to Dotson.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The sight of fruit being peeled and veggies being cleaned and chopped was mouthwatering.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
As the team peeled back the potential causes a pattern emerged.
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Keep your eyes peeled along the way for native wildlife, such as jackrabbits and coyotes below, or hawks riding thermals up in the sky.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeled
Adjective
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The eggs are the first fossils to be reliably dated from the Qinglongshan fossil reserve, which includes three sites containing more than 3,000 eggs, the majority of which are semi-exposed and preserved in 3D, with their original shapes largely intact.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Homes with high flood risk sold for lower prices while buyers paid more for those that were less exposed.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Toward the end of his game-winning drive Sunday, Mac Jones received the play from the sideline, barked it to teammates, then turned to one of his two favorite targets on the day, Christian McCaffrey.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The victims were shot in an uncovered sallyport at the facility, officials said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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This design also eliminates the need for an uncovered straw hole, making the bottle completely leak-free when the lid is locked.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The votes of the parties that did not make it into parliament will be divided proportionately, meaning PAS will end up with several seats more than a bare majority of 51.—
John E. Herbst,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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Place the cuff around your bare upper arm (not over the sleeve), and support the arm on a surface at the level of your heart.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Menotti insisted on open, free-flowing attacking football; more in keeping with the spirit of Brazil and Dutch sides of the 1970s than Argentine sides of the past, who had earned a reputation for being defensive-minded and, above all else, extremely aggressive.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This aspect will always cast her apart, even today, in the sense that a woman’s naked body is still perceived by audiences as something that stands out for some absurd reason, unfortunately.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit stemmed from Nirvana’s use of a photo taken by Weddle at the Pasadena Aquatic Center in California that depicted Elden swimming naked toward a dollar bill on a fishhook.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Peeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeled. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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