1
as in stripping
to remove clothing from
I quickly undressed myself and pulled on a set of dry clothes
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2
as in exposing
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 undressing
The first step requires Ilana to change into a robe, undressing on top of pads placed on the floor so each item of clothing can be packaged into separate bags and collected as evidence.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
For companies like xAI, Google and Apple, the availability of undressing apps represents a leadership failure, said Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
—Ethan Baron, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
For example, when Ilana is undressing, the camera is fixed on Dana being mindful to give her privacy even in their close proximity — an out of focus glimpse of Ilana’s bare backside comes only when getting a reaction of Emma taking in the weight of the moment.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Three Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee included a list of questions for Musk and his AI startup, xAI, about the undressing tool.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
There has been political and public outrage in recent months after X users have increasingly prompted Grok to alter pictures people post of themselves, without their consent, including by undressing them.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Elliott, who coached middle school football and taught social studies, was arrested in October for allegedly filming students undressing in the locker room.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
On January 14, technical controls were added to block people from undressing others.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
To say nothing of the harassment that’s gone on in broad daylight on X with people undressing women and public figures.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
For companies like xAI, Google and Apple, the availability of undressing apps represents a leadership failure, said Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
—Ethan Baron, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
For example, when Ilana is undressing, the camera is fixed on Dana being mindful to give her privacy even in their close proximity — an out of focus glimpse of Ilana’s bare backside comes only when getting a reaction of Emma taking in the weight of the moment.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Three Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee included a list of questions for Musk and his AI startup, xAI, about the undressing tool.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
There has been political and public outrage in recent months after X users have increasingly prompted Grok to alter pictures people post of themselves, without their consent, including by undressing them.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Elliott, who coached middle school football and taught social studies, was arrested in October for allegedly filming students undressing in the locker room.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
On January 14, technical controls were added to block people from undressing others.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
To say nothing of the harassment that’s gone on in broad daylight on X with people undressing women and public figures.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undressing
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Reaves injured his arm late in the fourth quarter after stripping the basketball away from Williamson.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Andrew has still retained his place in the line despite King Charles stripping him of all of his royal titles and privileges in October 2025.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cox was imprisoned in 1991 for exposing himself to children.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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World leaders reacted swiftly Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, exposing a deep divide between governments backing the attack on Iran and those warning the attacks risk a wider regional war.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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There is one monumental study, The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), that has been uncovering the disparities in reproductive aging between women of color and white women.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
4 Mar. 2026
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The case stunned Georgia and drew national attention, with investigators uncovering a conspiracy involving several men hired to carry out the attack.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Undressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undressing. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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