stripped (down)

variants also stript (down)
Definition of stripped (down)next
past tense of strip (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped (down)
Verb
  • Aucuba can be pruned or left to grow to 10 feet tall, though there are more compact varieties.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
  • The olive trees on the property are pruned sparingly, watered once a week during their first year, and left to take deep root in soil that will sustain them for decades.
    Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • In expanding the possibilities of seemingly familiar materials, pieces pair the rough with the refined, the crystalline with the hand-hewn and the organic with the streamlined.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • Operating conditions can be refined to reduce stress on equipment and prolong electrolyte life.
    Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Others felt her comments oversimplified a complex issue and unfairly shamed Black women who choose to wear wigs and weaves.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026
  • The contrast is oversimplified, and critics are right to say so.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ferragamo interior design-darling Michele Bonan has gone for an fresh yet elegant mod-nautical look for the rooms; blue and white striped carpeting, cream headboards, curtains, and bedspreads trimmed in snappy navy, jazzy blue, and white checked chair coverings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • While Pembroke trimmed it to a one-goal game at 5-4 off a shot by Murphy to open the final frame, that was as close as the Titans got.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
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“Stripped (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped%20%28down%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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