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stripped

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verb

variants also stript
past tense of strip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stripped
Verb
But before the developers can build the swank tower, part of the site needed to be stripped of its historic landmark status. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 Green Bay wideout Christian Watson appeared to lose a fumble when Denver cornerback Pat Surtain stripped the ball loose. Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 There’s a giant teacup — stripped down to primer gray — in the spray paint bay waiting for its new coats. Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 As well as the life sentence, Hui was also ordered to forfeit his personal assets and was stripped of all political rights, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a verdict handed down by a court in the southern metropolis of Shenzhen. Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 But the league forced Frank McCourt to sell the Dodgers in 2012 by exerting pressure and threatening a financial takeover or disciplinary action that would have stripped operational control. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Ideological ammunition Some conservative advocacy groups and right-wing media outlets – including Moms for Liberty and the Daily Signal – immediately stripped the indictment of its legal context. Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 Li, her attorney and Miss Grand USA have not returned PEOPLE’s request for comment and have not publicly said why she was stripped of her title. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
  • Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The sport of bare knuckle is grabbing attention in the United States and in multiple countries.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In 2023 he was acquitted of domestic abuse charges in a case that had laid bare his private life.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The first thing that struck me was how large the eclipsed sun appeared to the naked eye.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The difference between our naked eyes and a telescope is that a telescope collects far more light than our eyes, enabling it to capture much smaller and fainter objects.
    Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
  • The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Even if they are deprived testosterone by their transition, that’s only part of the story.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That means that the people are deprived not only of their capacity to act, but also of their capacity to think and to judge.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The fact that my life is so exposed is incredibly complex for me.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That line of questioning doesn’t address whether kids are doing other harmful things, such as engaging with nude deepfakes.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The victim said Haywood and the victim took overnight trips together and exchanged nude photographs.
    Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Purchase pre-peeled garlic cloves in bulk or peel the garlic cloves yourself using the flat side of a large knife to mash them slightly and then peel off the skins.
    Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.
    Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • There, too, cafés have been pressured to refuse to serve uncovered women, a young woman who recently traveled there told me.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • But most wrecks of slave ships remain uncovered on the coast.
    Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

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“Stripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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