1
as in to strip
to remove clothing from
I quickly undressed myself and pulled on a set of dry clothes
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2
as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
a self-styled financial investor who was eventually undressed as a con artist running a pyramid scheme
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Recent Examples of undress
He is used to having people around him who tend his body, who dress him and undress him.
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Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
While Jackson's films don't exactly present too many situations in which the characters would be undressing to their skivvies, Blanchett, having embodied Galadriel across all three films, can provide first-hand testimony that underwear was worn.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
There are good times, with the couple dancing cheek-to-cheek at a club, their hands all over each other, dressing and undressing each other at home over the soothing jazz pop arrangement produced by Rostam Batmanglij and singer Danielle.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Investigators found videos of the girls showering and undressing on Dutton’s phone spanning from February 2021 to March 2023.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
While Jackson's films don't exactly present too many situations in which the characters would be undressing to their skivvies, Blanchett, having embodied Galadriel across all three films, can provide first-hand testimony that underwear was worn.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
There are good times, with the couple dancing cheek-to-cheek at a club, their hands all over each other, dressing and undressing each other at home over the soothing jazz pop arrangement produced by Rostam Batmanglij and singer Danielle.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Investigators found videos of the girls showering and undressing on Dutton’s phone spanning from February 2021 to March 2023.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undress
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The amendment was initially adopted to the spending bill but then stripped on a party-line Republican vote.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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France has reportedly stripped the residency permit of a man who lit a cigarette at a war memorial in Paris after he was caught on camera.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the recent experiment, described in a paper published Aug. 13 in the journal Nature, the researchers made 0.4-inch-wide (1 centimeter) specks float in a vacuum chamber when exposed to light about 55% as intense as natural sunlight.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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In a larger way, the nothing-burger outcome exposes the flaws in Trump’s theory of diplomacy.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, some female swimmers chose to undress in the janitor’s closet to avoid disrobing in front of Thomas and seeing his intact male genitalia.—
The Editors,
National Review,
3 July 2025
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In today’s era of OnlyFans and rampant individualism, those values can seem prim or quaint, particularly for younger people who don’t want to disrobe alongside people from their parents’ or grandparents’ generation.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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Companies that prioritize data intelligence can uncover hidden efficiencies, identify emerging opportunities and proactively mitigate risks.—
Matthew Gantner,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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My research has uncovered pre-diagnosis versus post-diagnosis as a core variable in nutrition.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Undress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undress. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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