strip (down)

verb

Definition of strip (down)next
as in to prune

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  1. prune
  2. dumb down
  3. trim
  4. refine
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  • It’s been a dynamic year with a varied complexion of transactions, from mega-mergers to portfolio pruning through corporate divestitures.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Big companies like UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and others are chasing higher profits by pruning benefits, after investors grew dissatisfied with margins that were smaller than the insurers had promised.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of prune
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  • In other words, rather than admitting more qualified applicants, the administration has chosen to pressure professors to dumb down the material.
    — Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
  • Those attempts to dumb down devices continue in the streaming age.
    — Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 28 May 2026
Definition of dumb down
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  • San Diego won 4-3 on Tuesday night to avoid elimination and trim Milwaukee’s lead in the best-of-five series to 2-1.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than trimming that weight, Fukushima's lab asked whether anything needed to be worn at all.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trim
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  • Suffolk more than accommodated this corpus of experience while at the same time enabling me to refine my interests courtesy of its humanizing curriculum.
    — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Now, back in the paddock, Kim Kardashian is continuing to refine her own take on Formula 1 girlfriend dressing.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of refine
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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