Synonyms of peels

peels

verb

present tense third-person singular of peel

as in barks

to remove the natural covering of

she peels apples with lightning speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barks
• husks
• shells
• strips
• scales
• hulls
• skins
• exposes
• bares
• flays
• shucks
• pares
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peels

Across the conference table, Sosanya plays Beatrice like steel swaddled in cashmere, while Miles Jupp, as her colleague David, peels away his genteel snobbery to reveal an unexpectedly dorky underbelly. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

As autumn progresses, the husk peels back, revealing the orange berries. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026

Nordic noir suggests the presence of violence and hatred beneath the tranquillity and order of the Scandinavian welfare state, just as Southern noir peels back hospitality and charm to reveal repressed family secrets and moral decay. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Paint peels away from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2026. — Kevin Breuninger,terri Cullen, CNBC, 31 July 2026

The only delightful new practical shot is when Johnson peels a banana with his teeth. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

His wife, Yusra Abu-Alhasab, peels back the curtain to tell her husband something in Arabic. — Jenna Thompson june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

This peels the macro noise off the 10-K, leaving behind a clean, company-specific dataset that background models can actually calculate. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

As the series peels back the secrets surrounding the coastal town, Southwick’s performance evolves from rebellious teenager to a young man forced to confront painful truths about his family and his place in a much larger story. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 June 2026