denude

as in to strip
to remove of all covering or surface layers Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

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Recent Examples of denude Working with community leaders, Zhou's efforts have resulted in a significant decrease of ceremonial releases, denuding of wild populations and mistreated animals. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024 Biologists are concerned that if the fire burns intensely in the watershed, denuded earth and ash could fill the creeks when rains come, seriously harming water quality and potentially killing fish. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024 The rationale is likely that Russia’s fighting capabilities will be denuded enough to justify the expense. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024 Wildfires can strip trees and burn ground cover, denuding the landscape and leaving it vulnerable to landslides. Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for denude
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  • In the crusade to strip the islands to the bones of their humanity, the cultural blacklist included Kōnane.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The Supreme Court will decide whether to grant the administration's emergency request to strip protections from Venezuelan migrants.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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  • Ten category winners will receive $50,000 each, with one school taking home $500,000 to scale what works.
    Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • While other states are scaling back their more extreme climate policies, California politicians are eager to double down.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Most organic compounds are extremely fragile when exposed to harsh environmental conditions — and that’s especially true for biomolecules, most of which are large organic compounds.
    Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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