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sloughed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of slough
as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball

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verb (2)

variants also sluffed
past tense of slough
as in shed
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside the snake is sloughing its old skin

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Recent Examples of sloughed
Verb
The Village Photographer Madeleine de Sinéty sloughed off her aristocratic upbringing and spent her life capturing small-town life in Brittany and Maine. — The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 Dirt, body oil, and dead skin cells sloughed off during bathing also contribute to this sticky residue. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 The sins of the father are cheerfully sloughed off on the son. — Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026 The Abandons feels noticeably scant in world-building and character development, as if all of the details and concepts Sutter would normally include in a 13-episode season got sloughed off. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 About 300 to 400 linear feet (91 to 122 meters) of a coastal slope sloughed off, falling about 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 meters) toward the ocean, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloughed
  1. shuffled
  2. shed
  3. stomped
  4. peeled
  5. stumbled
  6. discarded
Verb
  • The dispute has caused confusion for over a million potential voters who could be shuffled among districts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP Senate super PAC, also shuffled some of its reservations, removing $900,000 in broadcast buys in the state while adding $400,000 in digital ads.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • Fifteen models wore four looks across 60 runway appearances, shedding a layer each time.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The report also shed light on Wells’ cellphone, which was taken back to the mainland without him.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of shed
Verb
  • Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.
    — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Bulldogs visit Arkansas, which just got stomped by Utah, to open SEC play Saturday.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomped
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  • Poblano peppers are charred and peeled, then stuffed with picadillo, a mix of ground beef, spices, nuts and seasonal fruits such as pears and apples.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Plus, whether unpeeled or peeled cucumbers are better for you.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of peeled
Verb
  • But like their European counterparts, American incumbents in the automobile and space industries have also stumbled.
    — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For Wilmot, the worst moment occurred when Sleepy stumbled to the edge of a huge chasm in the mine, turned and began to fall backward to his death.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of stumbled
Verb
  • In 2016, Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, founded Food for Soul, a cultural project that empowers communities, and salvages and repurposes food that would otherwise be discarded.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Its two outer booster engines were discarded during flight, while the central sustainer continued operating and later helped the converted Atlas launch John Glenn into orbit.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of discarded

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“Sloughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughed. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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