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as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
bought matching end tables of stripped pine
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2
as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
highway construction workers, stripped to the waist, toiled away in the sweltering heat
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also stript
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as in undressed
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 deprived
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of stripped
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Government intervention has stripped healthcare of market forces, driving up costs and reducing quality.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles, while Norwegian, French and Slovak officials have resigned or face criminal investigations.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The recent release by the Justice Department of millions of documents related to Epstein has brought further criticism to the beleaguered royal, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he was stripped of his titles last year.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
What’s stripped out at its core—and this is the deepest core of the contemplative traditions—is a non-dual realization of wisdom, an experience of oneness.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Tips can easily be lost as the sheets are getting stripped.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Princess Eugenie and her older sister Princess Beatrice have largely avoided the spotlight ever since their father, ex-Prince Andrew, was stripped of his remaining titles and privileges last October.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The project arrives at a moment when conversations about Black maternal health often flatten into statistics, stripped of interiority.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Government intervention has stripped healthcare of market forces, driving up costs and reducing quality.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles, while Norwegian, French and Slovak officials have resigned or face criminal investigations.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The recent release by the Justice Department of millions of documents related to Epstein has brought further criticism to the beleaguered royal, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he was stripped of his titles last year.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
What’s stripped out at its core—and this is the deepest core of the contemplative traditions—is a non-dual realization of wisdom, an experience of oneness.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Tips can easily be lost as the sheets are getting stripped.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Princess Eugenie and her older sister Princess Beatrice have largely avoided the spotlight ever since their father, ex-Prince Andrew, was stripped of his remaining titles and privileges last October.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The project arrives at a moment when conversations about Black maternal health often flatten into statistics, stripped of interiority.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
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What happened in Hanceville lays bare the dangers of power and neglect.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bare legs with skinned knees will haunt me.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The model posed in her own 2026 version of Carrie Bradshaw’s naked dress, which featured the same scoop neckline, thigh-grazing length, and minimalist spaghetti straps that the Sex and the City heroine memorably wore for her first date with Big.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her body wasn’t found for more than two weeks when fishermen discovered a naked woman in the river 4 miles downstream from where she was last seen.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Daronte Jones, who serves under Brian Flores, who undressed Brian Schottenheimer’s offense here in December, seems like a deserving gentleman.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Garland then undressed Helleson with a show-and-go move before deking from forehand to backhand to lift a shot over Mrázek’s pad.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Nov. 2025
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In a 2012 paper, researchers deprived 10 healthy male volunteers of 25% of their usual sleep time for three nights but gave them 3 grams of glycine or a placebo before bed.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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Officers say 24-year-old Jaylen Holmes not only deprived the dogs of food and water but also left them in a crate filled with urine and feces.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Chinese delayed their retaliation for a while and then, very cunningly, took disproportionate revenge on Canada, recognizing Canada as the weaker link, who got less from the tariffs and were more exposed.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Many people may feel more exposed, vulnerable, or emotionally raw, precisely because an essential need needs to be recognized.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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To get the look, shape your natural nails as desired, apply a nude or light pink base, and trace the top of the nail in an ultrathin line.—
Laura Solla,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.—
Renu Dhar,
Southern Living,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Several uncovered food items were found inside all the refrigerators.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Inside, organizers enacted extreme heat protocols, forcing closure of the retractable roofs over the main arenas and postponement of matches on the uncovered outer courts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Stripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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