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as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
bought matching end tables of stripped pine
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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
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
References to the president were also stripped from email signatures and communications, as well as papers like brochures, press releases and contracts.
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Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Poland stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw’s top honor, a decision that stoked tensions between Ukraine and one of the country’s staunchest supporters in its battle against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest honor after Ukraine named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a controversial World War II-era nationalist group that engaged in the mass murder of Poles.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
There is an old line in the City about marking your own homework, and that, stripped of jargon, is what a private credit fund does every quarter.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The Long Beach deal is stripped down and basic.
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
But the problem is that so many clarifying formulas can leave my hair feeling stripped or dull.
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Olivia Cefalu,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Verb
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.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
References to the president were also stripped from email signatures and communications, as well as papers like brochures, press releases and contracts.
—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Poland stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw’s top honor, a decision that stoked tensions between Ukraine and one of the country’s staunchest supporters in its battle against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—
David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest honor after Ukraine named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a controversial World War II-era nationalist group that engaged in the mass murder of Poles.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
There is an old line in the City about marking your own homework, and that, stripped of jargon, is what a private credit fund does every quarter.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The Long Beach deal is stripped down and basic.
—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
But the problem is that so many clarifying formulas can leave my hair feeling stripped or dull.
—
Olivia Cefalu,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
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Cover crops are plants grown to protect the soil and improve soil conditions, typically during periods where the soil would otherwise be bare, such as between cash crop growing seasons.
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Her bare and scraped-up leg hung out from mid-thigh.
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Cisgender Canadian gynephilic men were found to prefer naked pictures of cisgender women to those of cisgender men and of transgender women.
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Rather than maximalist manicures, naked nail trends are dominating the discover feed.
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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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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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That failure deprived the prosecutors, the jury, and ultimately the public of information that may have helped provide a more complete picture of what occurred.
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Some lenders are more exposed than others.
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.
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After the girl and Valentin-Rios connected, Valentin-Rios began sending her unsolicited nude photographs, the lawsuit says.
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In an adjoining installation, nude collaborators floated inside a dunk tank flanked by port-a-potties; visitors were encouraged to use (the urine was filtered into the tank).
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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 30 Jun. 2026.
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