STRIPT (DOWN) Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

stripped (down)

verb

variants also stript (down)

past tense of strip (down)

as in pruned

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However, some plants need their foliage for protection over the winter and should instead be pruned in the spring.

— Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 22 Sep. 2026
Climbing Roses Climbing roses should not be pruned in the fall except to remove broken branches.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of pruned

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For language learners, this raises concerns that a chatbot may provide cultural information that is inaccurate, biased or oversimplified.

— Antonio Perez-Nunez, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
While most people recognize that this process takes years and involves various stages, public knowledge of specifics is often oversimplified, overdramatized, or simply left mysterious.

— Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 23 July 2026

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That defense had Jason Taylor, Joey Porter, Zach Thomas, Channing Crowder, Keith Traylor, Vonnie Holliday, Yeremiah Bell, Will Allen and Renaldo Hill on it to start the season, but injuries trimmed the fat.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
With no takers, the price tag was trimmed to $20 million in April.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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