unswathing

verb

present participle of unswathe
as in stripping

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  1. stripping
  2. baring
  3. exposing
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  • Protect the barrier and cleanse without stripping with botanical oils and beeswax.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In practice, this means counting the steps to make a transaction and stripping them down.
    — Clarissa Windham-Bradstock, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of stripping
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  • That act of baring himself is worthy of being preserved for posterity.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Wang wore a skin-baring black dress featuring a black bandeau top and a black skirt with a single strap that wrapped around her neck.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of baring
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  • And Jeremy Allen White is Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter with whom Haugen collaborates on an explosive series of articles informally titled The Facebook Files, exposing the toxic culture behind the company’s stratospheric reach.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Prier said the city was failing residents and exposing itself to a lawsuit by not providing adequate court access.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of exposing
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“Unswathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unswathing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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