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Recent Examples of peeling
Enter this scoop-and-serve dip that delivers the same nostalgic taste with a fraction of the effort—no piping bags, no stress-inducing peeling for perfect halves.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage that shows clutches of the freeloading fish peeling away from their host in what looks like a high-speed game of chicken, just moments before the whale breaches.
—CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
But peeling it can be annoying.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
October is National Seafood Month, and across the country Americans are digging into fish tacos, grilling salmon and peeling shrimp.
—Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
Scientists tracking humpbacks off the coast of Australia have captured rare footage that shows clutches of the freeloading fish peeling away from their host in what looks like a high-speed game of chicken, just moments before the whale breaches.
—CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
But peeling it can be annoying.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
October is National Seafood Month, and across the country Americans are digging into fish tacos, grilling salmon and peeling shrimp.
—Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeling
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As Dumars and Byrne, Damon and Affleck are reduced to growling law-enforcement speak, barking into walkie-talkies and carrying out every conversation while at least one hand rests on an automatic weapon—just in case someone bursts through the wall.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
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On Saturday morning, the center received a report of barking from a remote canyon roughly a mile from where Lana was last seen.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The School Board remains committed to sustaining and scaling these successes.—
Mujahid Muhammad,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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Alex Honnold scaling the Taipei 101, is streaming live on the platform tonight.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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More than 500 Club Brugge supporters made the journey of almost 3,700 miles to watch Tuesday’s tie with the trio in the stands stripping down to the flimsy luminous green costume before being taken away by police.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Esparza says that this gentle, sulfate-free cleanser removes oils and pigments without stripping bristles.—
Taryn Brooke,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Peeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeling. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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