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Recent Examples of peeling
Also, peeling a peach is a pain.
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Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Microscopy analysis revealed telltale slice marks, scrape marks, and chop marks, as well as evidence of cremation, peeling, fractures, and human tooth marks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
In their first game of this season, West Ham showed far more weaknesses when defending corners against a physical Sunderland side who had six players in the six-yard box, with four running towards the near post, one blocking a defender and Dan Ballard peeling away to the back post.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The parts that did get painted were soon peeling.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Microscopy analysis revealed telltale slice marks, scrape marks, and chop marks, as well as evidence of cremation, peeling, fractures, and human tooth marks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
In their first game of this season, West Ham showed far more weaknesses when defending corners against a physical Sunderland side who had six players in the six-yard box, with four running towards the near post, one blocking a defender and Dan Ballard peeling away to the back post.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The parts that did get painted were soon peeling.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeling
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Some puppies raised around other barking dogs may start barking earlier, while others might never bark.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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There were female writers, women who were the lead supervising producers barking out the assignments and calling the shots.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In our view, scaling the technology also means scaling the talent pool.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the meeting, city leaders expressed support for scaling back its congregate homeless facilities and instead focusing on micro-communities.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Athletes are often defined by their times, medals, and records, but stripping back their impact to numbers can be reductive, particularly in Fraser-Pryce’s case.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Peeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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