undressing

present participle of undress

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of undressing The smart glasses users, some in California, allege the gadget captured footage of themselves and family members undressing, going to the bathroom, having sex and entering passwords. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 The sisters become the fixation of a forklift-driving mouth breather (John Connors) and are photographed while undressing by a neighbor (Malcolm Adams) who climbs up on the roof across the street to spy on them. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 As one example of how this ropes in unwitting people who aren’t aware of the privacy risks of nearby glasses, the complaint cited one video where a user set down his Meta glasses on his nightstand, which then captured video of his wife undressing. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Upon further inspection, the officer allegedly found the USB contained images of state employees undressing. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 The officer reviewed the contents of the USB drive and found videos of state employees undressing in the locker room, which was open only to staff, including lifeguards, office workers, maintenance and park employees. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 June 2026 This included limiting Grok on X to paying subscribers and attempting to stop Grok from undressing women. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2026 The Grok software, created by Musk’s company xAI, made the images at the request of users who tried to break through undressing restrictions the service put in place in January. — David Ingram, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026 These workers, the journalists found, see people undressing, using the bathroom and recording their own bank cards by accident. — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undressing
Verb
  • Crenshaw dominated early, Caden Baker stripping the ball from Odebunmi near midfield on Cleveland’s first possession and scoring on the 50-yard fumble return.
    — Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • At this time, the light from the first stars was stripping electrons from the hydrogen gas between them, a process called ionization.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When new, concrete possesses a thin, temporarily protective layer that, if not maintained, will wear away, exposing the interior, which gradually crumbles.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The case accused school officials of unreasonably exposing McNair to the risk of heatstroke, failing to recognize the initial symptoms and inadequately providing medical care and treatment, thus worsening McNair’s condition.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The excavation centers on Mieza, an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, where archaeologists have been uncovering a sprawling complex known as the Royal Gymnasium.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Reportedly, the investigation is focusing on uncovering original versions of emails, rather than those published by the DOJ in the United States.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Undressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undressing. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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