PEELED (OFF) Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of peel (off)

as in removed

to rid oneself of (a garment) peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod

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peeled off

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verb (2)

past tense of peel off

as in exited

to leave a place often for another it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host

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Recent Examples of peeled (off)

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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 New discs do not sound good with paper in them, and because these labels are pressed into records during manufacture, not stuck onto them after, they cannot simply be peeled off. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 The federal government won't seek a new company to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the water turned green with algae earlier this summer and the blue liner along its base peeled off in chunks. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The school’s windows were cracked, some shattered, while the roof had peeled off in places. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Each year, more can be peeled off. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 May 2026 After the patterning is achieved, the alpha-molybdenum trioxide layer can simply be peeled off the silica. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026 My skin burned and my areola peeled off and my breast bled and was swollen to the size of a watermelon. — Caitlin Shetterly, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 The crowd went wild as a cast of dancers peeled off to reveal seven figures on stage against the backdrop of Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeled (off)

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Their former leaders have been removed, and they’re now being run by a gay dictator facing internal divisions.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
In fact, the film’s story would still be comprehensible if its few subtitles were removed (one of Murnau’s earlier silents — 1924’s The Last Laugh — has no titles whatsoever).

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

Definition of removed

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After Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin replaced both Roberson and Luckett in 2000, Franklin exited after a few months and the girl group became a trio — dropping their third album, Survivor the following year.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
They were dealt another blow Tuesday evening when right-fielder Jac Caglianone exited with right-shoulder soreness before the sixth inning of a home game against the San Francisco Giants.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of exited

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Dobrev departed after the show’s sixth season in 2015, but returned for the finale.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Caviar, Vintage Cuvees, and Tableside Rituals For Royal Ascot, Brown’s built the experience around breakfast, elevating the first meal of the day into an indulgent affair before guests departed for the racecourse.

— Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of departed

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Johnson was born in southern California and grew up in Omaha after her family moved there.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The charge, which has since been dropped, was related to a dispute Dillon had with her former neighbors who had since moved and did not pursue the case, her lawsuit said.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of moved

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But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Something as rudimentary as remembering the play calls as training camp got underway, was also top of mind.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026

Definition of got

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When rates increase or stay elevated, life events, like home purchases or renovations, that drive the bulk of Home Depot's business get pushed off, if not canceled altogether.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Investigators say Collins and Tocci had been drinking with a group of friends before the two climbed into a canoe and pushed off onto Lake Hayward in East Haddam the night of March 21.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

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