stripped (down)

variants also stript (down)
past tense of strip (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped (down)
Verb
  • Evergreens can be pruned in the spring after their new growth for the season is complete.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The fence corners are clean, so are the ditches, and the fruit trees have been pruned and sprayed.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The London punk rebels seized the revolutionary spirit of 1977 with their raw manifesto The Clash, then refined their sound with the flawed Give ‘Em Enough Rope.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The wide-leg pants and cap-sleeve top strike that sweet spot between relaxed and refined, while the soft, stretchy fabric keeps you comfy from takeoff to touchdown.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Columbia University glaciologist Jonny Kingslake says these processes are oversimplified or omitted in numerical simulations.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Viewing their actions and ideas strictly through a Cold War lens has oversimplified Korean hopes and ambitions and flattened the complexity of their post-liberation experience.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • United Airlines said its international flights and hub-to-hub operations will not be trimmed.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Was the younger Lincoln a part of material drafted for a lengthier second half of the series that got trimmed?
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Stripped (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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