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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping (down)
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Sporadic blooms may open during summer with a few varieties, but these are often lost during pruning.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Harder tasks, like pruning and repotting plants, offer more money.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Officials will spend months trimming, adding to and massaging the financial books to address residents’ priorities.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In 2018, seventeen-year-old landscaper Alex Childress was rushed to the hospital with third-degree burns on his face after unknowingly trimming giant hogweed.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Stripping (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripping%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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