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Recent Examples of peels
There are many more layers here, which the film gradually peels away to reveal the tragedy at its core.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
With his thumb, Emil peels a mandarin from his pocket and eats it in two bites.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
There's the mashed potato kill from the second movie, and the construction worker that Art peels the skin off his face from Terrifier 3.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
With his thumb, Emil peels a mandarin from his pocket and eats it in two bites.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
There's the mashed potato kill from the second movie, and the construction worker that Art peels the skin off his face from Terrifier 3.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peels
barks
Verb
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Plus, the exhaust barks out back with little pops and bangs on throttle liftoff.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Peels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peels. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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