stripped (down)

variants also stript (down)
past tense of strip (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped (down)
Verb
  • Too-large plants need to be pruned forever.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Other hydrangea types, like panicle and smooth, grow on new wood so they can be pruned in fall, but waiting until spring provides protection against new growth emerging during warm spells.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Video refereeing has only just been introduced in Liga F, Spanish women’s football’s top flight, but through a VAR-lite system still being refined.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Users across TikTok and X have also continued to poke fun at the acting, dialogue, oversimplified device hacking and heavy-handed messaging about mass government surveillance and conspiracy theories.
    Austin Mullen, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Richland trimmed the deficit with a focus on the ground game, as Kates and Gibson ran the ball right through the Panthers’ defense while playing up-tempo.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier in 2024, Fox News trimmed a portion of his answer to a question when he was asked about declassifying files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Stripped (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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