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Recent Examples of peeling
Athlete’s foot is a common fungal infection that affects the feet, causing itching, burning, rash, and peeling.
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Aug. 2025
It can be prevented by handwashing, cleaning and peeling fruits and vegetables, and only drinking bottled water or drinks or water boiled for at least one minute in countries where the supply may be unsafe.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
This eliminated the peeling and irritation typically associated with starting a retinol regimen.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That the film is able to regularly reinvent itself, peeling away layers of character and performance, owes to the talent on screen.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Aug. 2025
It can be prevented by handwashing, cleaning and peeling fruits and vegetables, and only drinking bottled water or drinks or water boiled for at least one minute in countries where the supply may be unsafe.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
This eliminated the peeling and irritation typically associated with starting a retinol regimen.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
That the film is able to regularly reinvent itself, peeling away layers of character and performance, owes to the talent on screen.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeling
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Some guys are finding solace in extreme physical activity with expletive-laden barking from a drill sergeant to reclaim their manhood.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Residents reported dogs behind fences jumping over them or barking at them.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Women are less likely to build long-term wealth through business ownership without profitability and scaling strategies in their business.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, while the experiments proved that DPPs can be tuned and stabilized, scaling this approach into fully functional devices will take time.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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The risk is that the model overreaches, stripping out human oversight in ways that leave the system brittle.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Peeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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