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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping (down)
Verb
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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
Verb
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With Vanity Fair trimming its guest list down to the bone and Warners not throwing the kind of party people like me were invited to, Neon’s Oscar party at Mother Wolf became the de facto post–Governors’ Ball gathering spot.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Silver plunged more than 13% before trimming losses.—
Yvonne Yue Li,
Bloomberg,
18 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 24 Mar. 2026.
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