strip away
phrasal verb
stripped away also stript away; stripping away; strips away
1
: to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface
strip away the bark of a tree
2
: to remove (unimportant material) from something
The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay.
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Poll taxes and literacy tests stripped away suffrage.
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Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
After 9/11, the domestic airline industry devolved into pure carriage, stripping away all comforts in the name of safety—and profit.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025
Women are particularly vulnerable; their circumstances only made worse by the Taliban’s rule, which has stripped away many of their rights and almost erased them from public life.
—Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The high pressure of the water can strip away their finishes, cause cracks, or weaken the joints.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
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Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
After 9/11, the domestic airline industry devolved into pure carriage, stripping away all comforts in the name of safety—and profit.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025
Women are particularly vulnerable; their circumstances only made worse by the Taliban’s rule, which has stripped away many of their rights and almost erased them from public life.
—Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The high pressure of the water can strip away their finishes, cause cracks, or weaken the joints.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for strip away
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“Strip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20away. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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