undresses

verb

present tense third-person singular of undress
1
as in strips
to remove clothing from I quickly undressed myself and pulled on a set of dry clothes

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2
as in exposes
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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  1. strips
  2. exposes
  3. uncovers
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  • Gash’s weakest moments come in times like these, when the band strips back its sound into solitary parts that fail to gel.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The new agreement strips that provision, as well as another that required Zambia to share pathogen data for 25 years and health data for 10 years.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • De Hek, who exposes transnational scams on his blog and YouTube channel with relentless zeal, told me Pakistan’s fake companies offering literary services operate in a similar fashion to India’s scam call centers.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … OPINION ELI STEELE — NYC ICE shooting exposes how White Guilt erases personal responsibility.
    — , FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • As the investigation uncovers a string of killings linked to a strange ritual, the two are pushed into working together, facing down otherworldly threats as well as unfinished business from Lan’s past.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Discover the Rhythm of Florida’s Northwest Coast From a boutique inn to the backwater bays Taylor Eisenhauer uncovers the storied side of Florida’s Panhandle.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
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