STRIPS (DOWN) Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

strips (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of strip (down)

as in prunes

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On one canvas, a woman prunes a plant and a cook tends his stove atop amid a procession of celestial beings.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Cadet, who spent several years working as a florist, prunes the thick green stems of the faux lilies and roses.

— Elly Fishman, Vogue, 8 May 2026

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Opponents warn a single ‘Jewish’ ethnic box oversimplifies diverse Jewish histories and risks echoing past government tracking, amid elevated antisemitism and debate over religion, ancestry and culture.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But that idea oversimplifies how credit scoring actually works.

— David Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Mar. 2026

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