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as in undressing
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 depriving
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of stripping
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Korean cleansing oils help with this problem by thoroughly washing away impurities without the harsh stripping.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
This is all because of a process known as ram pressure stripping, where the gravitational pull of another celestial body strips gas away.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
Most have been arrested and arraigned on charges like auto stripping, grand larceny and conspiracy.
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Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Some universities and law firms have fought back by suing the White House over the stripping of funding and access; presumably universities might do the same if Trump blocks federal funding over their NIL practices.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026
This external stripping accelerates the heating and expansion of the dwarf galaxy, nudging it toward that dynamical attractor even faster.
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Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Equity stripping on the pre-sale balance sheet One of the firm’s core techniques involves equity stripping applied to the company’s balance sheet before a liquidity event.
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Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
What’s more, the formula’s creamy, non-foaming texture removes impurities without any stripping sensation.
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Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Many CEFs employ bylaws stripping voting power from holders exceeding a 10% stake to prevent such actions.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Sulwhasoo's Gentle Cleansing Foam creates a rich lather that removes dirt, oil, and makeup without stripping skin, while ingredients like ginseng, orange peel, chestnut shell, and yam root leave your complexion soft, balanced, and comfortably hydrated.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
Hailey Bieber is stripping down to her Skims as the brand’s latest campaign star.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Use something that contains hydrating ingredients and is mild and fragrance-free, to avoid allergic reactions and stripping the natural oils that help maintain skin's barrier function.
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Kelle Walsh,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Sirianni responded by stripping first-year defensive coordinator Sean Desai of play-calling responsibilities and replacing him with senior defensive assistant Matt Patricia, a former Lions head coach.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Diehard Knicks fan and Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet went topless after the game after stripping off his jacket and shirt with his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, looking on.
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Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
The two had met in March through a website used for escort and stripping services, according to a court affidavit, and investigators alleged Dale paid Rylaarsdam more than $11,000 during the course of several weeks to talk to him and perform acts of bondage at his home.
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Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
Ending the program for everyone, immigrant advocates say, would be the country's largest-ever stripping of legal status from people who now have it.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Korean cleansing oils help with this problem by thoroughly washing away impurities without the harsh stripping.
—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
This is all because of a process known as ram pressure stripping, where the gravitational pull of another celestial body strips gas away.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
Most have been arrested and arraigned on charges like auto stripping, grand larceny and conspiracy.
—
Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Some universities and law firms have fought back by suing the White House over the stripping of funding and access; presumably universities might do the same if Trump blocks federal funding over their NIL practices.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026
This external stripping accelerates the heating and expansion of the dwarf galaxy, nudging it toward that dynamical attractor even faster.
—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Equity stripping on the pre-sale balance sheet One of the firm’s core techniques involves equity stripping applied to the company’s balance sheet before a liquidity event.
—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
What’s more, the formula’s creamy, non-foaming texture removes impurities without any stripping sensation.
—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Christensen suggests the state should instead focus on stripping back environmental regulations that make brush clearance and fire prevention costly, which would ensure state firefighters are not working excessive overtime and the state budget is not being stretched beyond its means.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Many CEFs employ bylaws stripping voting power from holders exceeding a 10% stake to prevent such actions.
—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Sulwhasoo's Gentle Cleansing Foam creates a rich lather that removes dirt, oil, and makeup without stripping skin, while ingredients like ginseng, orange peel, chestnut shell, and yam root leave your complexion soft, balanced, and comfortably hydrated.
—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
Hailey Bieber is stripping down to her Skims as the brand’s latest campaign star.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Use something that contains hydrating ingredients and is mild and fragrance-free, to avoid allergic reactions and stripping the natural oils that help maintain skin's barrier function.
—
Kelle Walsh,
NPR,
18 June 2026
Sirianni responded by stripping first-year defensive coordinator Sean Desai of play-calling responsibilities and replacing him with senior defensive assistant Matt Patricia, a former Lions head coach.
—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Diehard Knicks fan and Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet went topless after the game after stripping off his jacket and shirt with his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, looking on.
—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
The two had met in March through a website used for escort and stripping services, according to a court affidavit, and investigators alleged Dale paid Rylaarsdam more than $11,000 during the course of several weeks to talk to him and perform acts of bondage at his home.
—
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping
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According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
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The virtual hysteria over the muskrat invasion resulted in Britain’s first legislation to target a non-native invasive species.
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The officer reviewed the contents of the USB drive and found videos of state employees undressing in the locker room, which was open only to staff, including lifeguards, office workers, maintenance and park employees.
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This included limiting Grok on X to paying subscribers and attempting to stop Grok from undressing women.
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Haitian soldiers seasoned on American battlefields during the revolution later sparked Haiti’s overthrow of French colonial rule, depriving France of its most profitable slave colony and ending one of the most brutal enslavement of human beings in modern world history.
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Voting in favor of suspension can mean depriving a council member’s constituents of representation.
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The Mercury and the Fever also played on Monday night, a game during which there were six technical fouls called and one ejection.
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The two teams also played Monday night and there were six technical fouls called and one ejection.
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The high caliber of its parks helped to drive more than 38 million visits to the destination and this upward trend continued in 2025 as Yas Island had a record-breaking summer with a 15% year-on-year increase in visits and an average occupancy rate of 85% in its hotels.
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The Valley Motel was seeking to either waive a park land fee worth $123,662 or to enter into a payment plan beginning two years after receiving a certificate of occupancy.
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Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
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The ridge was included in an IDF occupation map released on Thursday, which expanded the force’s zone of operations north toward the Ali al-Taher hill area.
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Suno entered the music business to significant controversy, as all the major record companies sued the company on allegations of mass copyright infringement over Suno’s AI training model.
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The compensation model is intriguing because major media companies are taking a two-track approach to AI, filing copyright infringement suits in some cases and striking content licensing deals with AI firms in others.
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This definition of Black maternal dispossession simply aims to examine the many ways that Black motherhood is obscured and rendered an archival impossibility for research in my attempt to define it.
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The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.
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“Stripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripping. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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