Thesaurus results for DENUDE

denude

verb

Definition of denude

as in to strip

to remove of all covering or surface layers Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

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Recent Examples of denude Regionally, the Iranian regime was at its weakest in decades, denuded of antiair defenses. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2026 Although gulf fritillaries can denude passion vines of all foliage, the leaves quickly grow back, and fruit development is not affected. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026 ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses. — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026 The school itself is one story and sprawling, the campus denuded of pine trees. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for denude

Recent Examples of Synonyms for denude

Verb

Though the star is stripping and accreting matter like black holes sometimes do with stars, the huge difference in size between the star in ZTF J0440+2325 and a typical black hole means this proceeds differently.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Pad Thai – less the salt and sugar – tastes very different when all the bad stuff is stripped out.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of strip

Verb

Sustainable Fashion Forum founder Brittany Sierra will also address whether consumer demand can help scale next-generation materials.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
The fintech business is focused on scaling with the ambition of reaching unicorn status.

— Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of scale

Verb

Silver found that prisoners remained exposed to grave threats of harm and suffering because of systematic deficiencies in their healthcare.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Advertisers have, for decades, struggled to determine exactly how many people were exposed to a commercial, but that task has become exponentially more difficult in the digital age.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026