1
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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2
as in depriving
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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as in invasion
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Recent Examples of stripping
Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 601 into law, banning civilian review boards from conducting independent investigations and stripping them of the authority to discipline or subpoena officers.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
In more severe cases, your provider may tie off the vein (ligation) and then remove it (stripping).
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams’ ruling had barred any new construction from taking place, and ordered the government to begin stripping down the site.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
In politics, leaders cast entire groups as permanent victims, stripping them of responsibility while pinning blame on others.
—Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The 44-year-old singer appeared on the stream, fully clothed and wearing a fedora, before stripping down to a Speedo.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Martel traces the parallels to Spain’s colonization of Argentina in the 16th century, where Spaniards imposed their language and customs onto the Indigenous population while also stripping the land for resources.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ukraine’s European allies praised the move, having voiced concerns about the original stripping of the agencies’ status.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
The risk is that the model overreaches, stripping out human oversight in ways that leave the system brittle.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 601 into law, banning civilian review boards from conducting independent investigations and stripping them of the authority to discipline or subpoena officers.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
In more severe cases, your provider may tie off the vein (ligation) and then remove it (stripping).
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams’ ruling had barred any new construction from taking place, and ordered the government to begin stripping down the site.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
In politics, leaders cast entire groups as permanent victims, stripping them of responsibility while pinning blame on others.
—Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The 44-year-old singer appeared on the stream, fully clothed and wearing a fedora, before stripping down to a Speedo.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Martel traces the parallels to Spain’s colonization of Argentina in the 16th century, where Spaniards imposed their language and customs onto the Indigenous population while also stripping the land for resources.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping
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Zelenskyy’s new outfit was made by Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov, who told Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) his team was working on a new look for their leader in January, but thought the Ukrainian president would stick with his previous aesthetic following the White House undressing.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Detectives also allegedly found two additional videos of female employees undressing and who have not been identified yet.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The collateral damage caused by that saga has affected Newcastle’s early-season performances, depriving them of a senior centre-forward for the opening three games and generally generating toxicity.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Israel has tried to squeeze out the residents by depriving the area of humanitarian aid and destroying much of its remaining infrastructure, but many remain.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since Ukraine is not part of NATO, Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 did not trigger Article 5, though the United States and other member states rushed to provide military and diplomatic assistance to Kyiv.—
Matt Spetalnick,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father landed on the beaches of Normandy during the allied invasion in World War II, while his sister was a captain in the Navy.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another video emerged that showed that Prescott spit on the ground in Carter’s direction first, but Carter then spit on Prescott’s chest, drawing the ejection.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The act occurred right in front of an official, making Carter’s ejection an immediate call.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Standard mortgage documents commonly include an occupancy clause that requires the borrower to use the property as their principal residence for at least a year.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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No notice, just like when the city added several dollars in transient occupancy taxes to every guest bill with virtually no notice on May 1.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In fact, as researchers led by MIT economist David Autor have found in examining 80 years of census data, most jobs today are in occupations that that didn’t exist in 1940.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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He was born in the Soviet-occupation zone of Germany in 1945 -- one month before the end of World War II.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The names are so similar, however, that the chain sued some of the local restaurants for trademark infringement last year, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
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There have been a slew of literary AI copyright infringement lawsuits launched by prominent authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and the comedian Sarah Silverman in recent years.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the forcible dispossession and displacement of Palestinians, the deprivation of their basic rights, has been a hallmark of the Zionist movement and of Israeli governments.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Nine years later, the trial begins and the film weaves courtroom footage with community voices and images to uncover the deep colonial roots of land dispossession.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Stripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripping. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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