UNSWATHED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

unswathed

verb

past tense of unswathe

as in stripped

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With the sentence stripped down to subject, moment and outcome, teams can go looking in places that have nothing to do with their product.

— Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Councilmember Joe Zamora, who had served as the city’s mayor, was stripped of that title at Tuesday’s City Council meeting — a move multiple sources told The Times was allegedly motivated, at least in part, by his support for Valladares.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of stripped

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Sometimes only the tips of the reeds and the seed heads were visible, poking above the murky water, and other times the reeds stood fully exposed, with a clear view of crabs clambering around their bases.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Use fast-draining potting mix so the roots are not exposed to soggy soil for long periods of time.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of exposed

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The tribe led efforts to restore Prairie Creek, which had been largely denuded and buried by the timber operation.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Against this show, college dorm room posters of melting clocks feel utterly denuded, with regrets to the angsty teens pinning them up.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of denuded

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