stripped (down)

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped (down)
Verb
  • They are edited, softened, brokered, litigated, sentimentalized, and pruned.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • Another shrub that blooms on new wood, it should be pruned in late winter during the plant's dormancy period, from late November to early March, before new growth appears to encourage the development of summer buds and blooms.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Using X-ray diffraction data, the atomic positions and displacement parameters are further refined and then iterated till parameters and quantum energy converge.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026
  • Generations of artisans have refined the skills needed to forge, polish and assemble knives.
    Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • These categories complicate what can otherwise be oversimplified.
    Matthew Alemu, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Black voters make up roughly one-third of Georgia's electorate, and analysts have long viewed Black men as an important — though often oversimplified — voting bloc with priorities that include economic opportunity, public safety, education, health care, and quality-of-life issues.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Marina Mabrey scored a game-high 23 points and hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a third-quarter run that trimmed Atlanta's lead and brought the Tempo within striking distance.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • This was for Clark’s tee shot rolling into a bunker, leading to a short miss for bogey that again trimmed his lead to one shot.
    Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
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“Stripped (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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