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Recent Examples of shucking
Mike Tomlin has no interest in shucking the weight of the Pittsburgh Steelers' recent playoff failures onto the shoulders of his players heading into Monday night's opening-round visit by Houston.
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CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shucking
peeling
Verb
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The skin on her nose was said to have been peeling from the sun.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the video, directed by Jared Hogan, Mitski and her band make the most of an extremely spooky house, peeling wallpaper and all.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Shucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shucking. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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