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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Zambia strips away the noise — the crowds, the fences, the Wi-Fi — until you’re left with the raw pulse of life.
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
When one person’s rights are stripped away, the thread that binds all our freedoms begins to fray.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump’s decision to resurrect the name Department of War strips away that pretense.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The oil is cold-pressed, so no heat or chemicals strip away its natural nutrients, which in turn deeply condition and soften strands.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
When one person’s rights are stripped away, the thread that binds all our freedoms begins to fray.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Trump’s decision to resurrect the name Department of War strips away that pretense.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The oil is cold-pressed, so no heat or chemicals strip away its natural nutrients, which in turn deeply condition and soften strands.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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