1
as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
bought matching end tables of stripped pine
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2
as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
highway construction workers, stripped to the waist, toiled away in the sweltering heat
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also stript
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as in undressed
to remove clothing from
the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam
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as in deprived
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of stripped
ABC News,
4 July 2026
Sustainable investing is already on the back foot, worn down by years of greenwashing scandals, funds quietly stripped of their green labels, and a political backlash that treats ESG as an insult.
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Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
But those cells were bacteria stripped of all but the bare minimum of genes — they weren’t built from the ground up.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
1 July 2026
Its most intense years stretched from roughly 1934 to 1939, when prolonged heat, failed rains and relentless winds stripped topsoil from farms across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Pacheco’s office ultimately stripped the amendments following the outcry last week.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
29 June 2026
With stations such as Riverside’s KGGI now stripped of their local hosts, the company has said nothing about who — or what — will replace them.
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Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Abruptly, he was stripped of power, escorted out by guards and — in Soviet style — was written out of Columbia’s history.
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Chet Flippo,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
As Ars reported last week, AMD stripped the protection, known as TSME, from consumer Ryzen processors.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Verb
Errors of execution and discipline forced by the relentlessness of a French team stripped of many of its leading players meant New Zealand was unable to secure its win until the final minutes.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Sustainable investing is already on the back foot, worn down by years of greenwashing scandals, funds quietly stripped of their green labels, and a political backlash that treats ESG as an insult.
—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
But those cells were bacteria stripped of all but the bare minimum of genes — they weren’t built from the ground up.
—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
1 July 2026
Its most intense years stretched from roughly 1934 to 1939, when prolonged heat, failed rains and relentless winds stripped topsoil from farms across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Pacheco’s office ultimately stripped the amendments following the outcry last week.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
29 June 2026
With stations such as Riverside’s KGGI now stripped of their local hosts, the company has said nothing about who — or what — will replace them.
—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Abruptly, he was stripped of power, escorted out by guards and — in Soviet style — was written out of Columbia’s history.
—
Chet Flippo,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
As Ars reported last week, AMD stripped the protection, known as TSME, from consumer Ryzen processors.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
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Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
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So, again, be aware of an unlocked RCR 80V’s capabilities when handing the key fob over to a rider, and always gear up with a helmet, sturdy shoes, and no bare skin showing while riding.
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The North America Nebula is too faint to see with the naked eye.
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Eadweard Muybridge, among the first to put pictures in motion, knew by instinct that many of those pictures should contain naked people.
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Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
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The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said.
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That side was a bit of an outlier generally, unfancied after a betting scandal had deprived them of their best striker, Paolo Rossi, for two years before the tournament.
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Plus, participants from the UK Biobank tend to be healthier and less socioeconomically deprived than the general population, which may limit how well the findings apply to everyone.
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Some of the industry's fastest-growing markets are also the most exposed, the study found.
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The jobs generations of students were steered toward are among the most exposed.
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Continue reading … POLITICS ‘PERVERSION’ — Online fury after viral Seattle Pride videos show nude adults marching next to children.
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Last year, a judge threw out the accusations of body shaming following a motion from Lizzo’s team that argued that events like the nude show outings were protected free speech as part of the creative process.
Adjective
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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.
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Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.
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How To Keep It Cleaner Longer While synthetic wicker furniture is built to take the elements, wicker pieces woven from natural materials are porous and are not meant to be left out in uncovered areas.
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So will many of you seated in uncovered sections.
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“Stripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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