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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

All this reveals there is no one single process responsible for stripping planet-forming material from around infant stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 TikTok’s rules are moving toward preserving surprise commerce while stripping out the mechanics that most resemble gambling. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 The researchers are comparing three laboratory-scale color-stripping approaches, two of which have now been scaled to the kilogram level, Tehrani-Bagha said. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 Claudia Schiffer celebrated her 56th birthday by stripping down to an optical illusion bikini on August 25. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 Private-Mail goes even further, stripping out all formatting. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Rasmussen was moved to chairman, effectively stripping him of day-to-day authority. — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Mikel Arteta has spent years stripping unhelpful sentimentality out of Arsenal. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 In 2025, Moody’s downgraded US debt, stripping the United States of its last perfect credit rating. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping

Noun

Bessent's remarks came as Siluanov's first in-person appearance at the summit since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 drew objections from other European leaders.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Hate him, despise him, be jealous of his wealth, but support his efforts to destroy Iran and hopefully end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of invasion

Verb

As one example of how this ropes in unwitting people who aren’t aware of the privacy risks of nearby glasses, the complaint cited one video where a user set down his Meta glasses on his nightstand, which then captured video of his wife undressing.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Upon further inspection, the officer allegedly found the USB contained images of state employees undressing.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Definition of undressing

Verb

Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Tehran’s central bank governor, Abdolnasser Hemmati, has said the country is not currently exporting oil, depriving it of a critical source of foreign currency.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of depriving

Noun

Ryan didn't hold back in Freedom's Instagram comments after the ejection, calling out the WNBA for failing to stand up for female athletes as the league's position on the trans issue keeps falling apart.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
The play was reviewed and upgraded to a Flagrant 2 after the referee said there was windup, impact and follow-through on the foul, resulting in Carrington’s ejection.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ejection

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The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has not yet produced records IndieWire requested concerning the theater’s recent permits, inspections, code enforcement, occupancy, and work required before reopening.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
Water levels and tourism From July 2025 to July 2026, short-term rental occupancy fell by 10% in the nearby City of Page.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupancy

Noun

This strategic move undermined the Nazis’ ability to use the monarchy to legitimize their occupation.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, his grandfather – King Haakon VII – and his father Olav relocated to London until the end of the German occupation.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of occupation

Noun

Last week, rock music photographer Justin Thomas filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against the American painter Elizabeth Peyton, Sotheby’s, and David Zwirner Gallery, as first reported by Copyright Lately.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an injunction against ongoing and future copyright infringement and unspecified damages.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

The act of writing is a pathway to my restoration, a journey to heal from generations of dispossession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
That pattern has held since the Revolutionary War, from the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II to today’s active-duty ranks, even as Native nations endured broken treaties, dispossession and federal violence at the hands of the government.

— Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026