stripping (down)

verb

present participle of strip (down)
as in pruning

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  1. pruning
  2. trimming
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  • 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
  • Pruning ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia naturally develops a low mounding crown that requires little pruning to maintain.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pruning
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  • Rather than trimming that weight, Fukushima's lab asked whether anything needed to be worn at all.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Spectator interference became the ruling, and Volpe was awarded an RBI double that scored Lombard from first base, trimming Tampa Bay's lead to 4-3.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of trimming
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“Stripping (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripping%20%28down%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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