stripping (down)

present participle of strip (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping (down)
Verb
  • Make sure these plants aren’t on your list for pruning in October.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This understanding of soil diversity enables Wineburg and her team to make more precise viticulture decisions, like adjusting pruning techniques to enhance vascular flow, shaping canopy structure, and managing yields to suit the unique character of each block.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’ Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While holiday spending is expected to rise overall—especially for essential goods such as groceries, which are projected to increase by 23 percent—many shoppers are trimming their budgets in other areas.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Stripping (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripping%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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