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stripping 1 of 2

noun

as in invasion

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stripping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strip

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

Noun

That worldview has become policy, aided in part by the hollowing out of the national security workforce—now stretched thin and focused on daily operations and multiple crises—and by the stripping of its coordination functions. — Ariane Tabatabai, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Pillows filled with cotton or polyester are also safe for laundry stripping. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026 The funeral was never its doing, yet the company sits squarely at the center of the picture, and the one thing genuinely within its control is the very thing that failed, which is the stripping of its markings before resale. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 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. — 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

Verb

Black Zombie uncovers the Haitian roots of the zombie, exposing how Western cinema transformed spiritual tradition into horror while stripping it of identity, agency, and history. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Even stripping out the distortion from last year’s water and car tax hike, the inflation rate for these energy intensive categories has actually fallen this year. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Sweeney has responded to the condemnation with images of great sporting women stripping down in the name of strength and power. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 This award-winning face cleanser removes dirt, impurities and makeup without stripping or over-drying. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Every rail that reached mass adoption got there by adding protection, not by stripping it away. — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 For those who really want to save money on their RV, Kleox also offers the Travel Base, stripping back the Travel Shelter to the most modest of specs. — New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026 Forget the fines and suspensions, most hurtful to fans is the league stripping the Clippers of five first-round draft picks, from 2029 through 2033. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 And yes, the Clippers will be getting the two first-round picks from the Raptors despite the league stripping them of five first-round picks, which were their own in 2031 and 2033 as well as others in 2029, 2030 and 2032. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping

Noun

Despite a surge in demand for Ukrainian-language books following Russia’s 2022 invasion, the destruction is setting the industry back — and the losses go beyond money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Following his arrest, Freitag was charged with two counts of risk of injury to a minor and a single count of murder and home invasion.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of invasion

Verb

The smart glasses users, some in California, allege the gadget captured footage of themselves and family members undressing, going to the bathroom, having sex and entering passwords.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The sisters become the fixation of a forklift-driving mouth breather (John Connors) and are photographed while undressing by a neighbor (Malcolm Adams) who climbs up on the roof across the street to spy on them.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of undressing

Verb

The rare condition causes the carotid artery inside the skull to narrow or close, depriving the brain of oxygen.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
The pandemic closed the Vatican Museums for months, depriving the Holy See of one of its main sources of revenue.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of depriving

Noun

Still, the ejection and the outrage about Rincon’s hat simmered online and found its way onto the field.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Eddings’ comments prompted an argument with Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol that led to Marmol’s ejection.

— Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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Noun

LandScan Mosaic combines this with land-use data and occupancy patterns to map population distribution throughout the day.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The latest update adds integrations with 10 workplace platforms, letting this compact module feed its room occupancy and environmental readings directly into the systems companies already use to manage rooms and buildings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupancy

Noun

The lawsuit also sought to block roving patrols making stops and arrests based solely on race, language and occupation, and to protect access to counsel rights for people in detention.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
For their critics, understanding it as a response to the brutal occupation precluded calling it evil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupation

Noun

Recently, the Justice Department issued a Statement of Interest about copyright infringement litigation in the Southern District of New York.

— Vivek Shah, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
The technology is racing ahead of regulation, Fan said, making Chinese judges ill-equipped to deal with the deluge of cases involving individual face protections and digital infringement.

— Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

For them, Zionism is defined in terms of its outcomes for Palestinians, which have included displacement, dispossession, destruction and the denial of their rights.

— Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Stealing America dramatically expands this history by tracing Indigenous enslavement and land dispossession throughout the full range of American history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026