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also stript (down)
as in pruned
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Finally, some succulents bloom in winter and should be pruned soon afterward—Christmas cactus is a prime example.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Only part of the orchard had been pruned when Sarb Johl called off the job.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The company and its advertising team refined the commercials, and within two years Aflac’s US sales had doubled.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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His teams aren’t always the most talented or refined, but every Spartan opponent knows to bring a hardhat and some extra ice packs.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Polamalu explained that the debate about what's more ethical is complicated, and it shouldn't be oversimplified.—
Rick Ritter,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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Brain researchers long knew that the model for studying memory oversimplified the complex processes that the brain uses to decide what to keep and for how long.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Nov. 2025
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To be honest, even with the public spectacle of a trial now taken off CAA’s plate, most of Musero’s case had been trimmed back in June last year (see below), so a lot of what could have taken place on the record and in public would have been somewhere between embarrassing and performative.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The space agency quickly determined that the 2022 strike trimmed the smaller asteroid’s orbit around its bigger companion.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Stripped (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped%20%28down%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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