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also stript (down)
as in pruned
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These perennials will provide color on and off throughout the year as long as they are moderately pruned after each flush of flowers.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Any vines that are overwhelming a tree in this fashion need to be removed or drastically pruned.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Afternoon Fuel your afternoon’s adventures with Vietnam’s most famous sandwich – the banh mi, introduced by the French in the 1800s and refined (with pickles and fiery chilli hit) by the Vietnamese.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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In time, alerts were refined into three stages.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 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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Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just like that, what had been a 23-point halftime lead was trimmed to 13 entering the fourth.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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