peeled (off) 1 of 2

past tense of peel (off)

peeled off

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verb (2)

past tense of peel off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peeled (off)
Verb
The skin of an eggplant is edible and contains much of the vegetable’s antioxidant content, including nasunin, though very large or older eggplants may have a tougher skin that is best peeled off. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026 With Doak’s game clock defunct, ESPN peeled off one of its scorebug operators to shadow the officials, starting and stopping the on-screen time by hand, second by second. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Many of the spines had peeled off, and Nidhi could see the string and glue that held the pages together. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 The Kia peeled off north on Burr Street to Interstate 80, and then without warning, its driver made a right turn onto the I-80 westbound exit ramp and got on the expressway going the wrong way, state police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 The pool was drained after the July Fourth fireworks, weeks after pieces of the lining peeled off and algae turned the water green. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 July 2026 Once roasted, the skins can be peeled off and the internal ribs and seeds can be easily removed. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Their interpretation looks like vinyl letters from a past show peeled off the wall but left on the floor, unpatched holes in the drywall, and accumulating dirt and dust. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026 In five of the spots, the dark blue Pipeliner 5000 coating had peeled off to reveal more of the same material. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeled (off)
Verb
  • Abascal was removed from the building on a stretcher and placed in an ambulance before she was driven away from the neighborhood.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Since production has never been transparent about exactly what went down during her surgery, Kari has only her blurry memory combined with the accounts of cameramen who were in the operating room documenting it — until they were removed.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell, who exited his start last week with left groin tightness, threw a bullpen on Tuesday.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • One of the bullets exited her head before reentering her left arm near the elbow, where it was recovered during the autopsy.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • McGregor and Strickland departed Oban, Scotland, at the end of August and are set to arrive in Brazil later this fall.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The milestone journey, which departed California on September 7, 2026, and arrived in North Carolina on September 14 before being officially announced on September 18, was far more than a technical showcase.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And in the subadult part of the bracket, Bear #89 (Backpack) and Brady Bunch member 620 each moved onto the next round.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But Booker, according to Mills, brought Blumenthal—Connecticut’s other senator—into the effort and ultimately moved forward with a bill, against Murphy’s wishes.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Another man intervened, and the two men began fighting, pulled out handguns and began firing, according to information from police.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education published an interview with a Hemings descendant who pulled out of the study.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One thing that has changed since the beginning of the charter is the relationship between cabinmates Kat and Gen, who used to be close until Gen got a little too comfortable.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In 2016 Erickson’s Severance pilot made an annual list of best unproduced genre screenplays by BloodList—where other successes such as Bird Box (2018) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022) got their start.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The movie was met with multiple mid-screening applauses as the crowd went wild for all the kaiju mayhem on screen.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Tigers went 99 yards in 12 plays and got a 10-yard touchdown run from Nichols.
    — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Waiters circulated with trays of fig-leaf fizzes as the boat pushed off.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Peeled (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeled%20%28off%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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