strip away
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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Add 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar, based on the size of the laundry load, to the rinse cycle to strip away the residue.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
But with open source models, these classifiers can easily be stripped away and the guardrails that might be trained into a model can also easily be jailbroken.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
Ephemeral Visions, Landscape Masters Of Photography Rooted in the discipline of a composer, Rohan Reilly’s images strip away complexity to reveal the essentials, which are texture, tone and stillness.
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Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
But with open source models, these classifiers can easily be stripped away and the guardrails that might be trained into a model can also easily be jailbroken.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
Ephemeral Visions, Landscape Masters Of Photography Rooted in the discipline of a composer, Rohan Reilly’s images strip away complexity to reveal the essentials, which are texture, tone and stillness.
—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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“Strip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20away. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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