unswathe

verb

Definition of unswathenext
as in to bare

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  1. bare
  2. strip
  3. expose
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  • In his solo show, South Florida dancer/choreographer Randolph Ward is ready to bare it all—his art, his many selves, and, at one point, his body as testimony.
    — Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Many around Washington thought that after baring her soul, on the record and on tape, Wiles would be toast.
    — Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bare
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  • The eatery earned a Michelin star in May, which the French tire company later stripped.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The four-week average of claims, which strips out week-to-week volatility, fell to 196,750.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip
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  • But whether a particular company's systems were compromised — and whether customer data was exposed — depends on the circumstances of each case.
    — Morgan Stephens, Baltimore Sun, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The deployment of cringe might seems like a ridiculous, even unconscious, exercise by an administration that – as with the five-day tenure of former press secretary Katie Zacharia shows – regularly exposes itself to derision and satire.
    — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of expose
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“Unswathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unswathe. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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