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verb

past tense of denude
as in stripped
to remove of all covering or surface layers Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denuded
Adjective
  • This alignment can ensure that business areas of greater risk receive the proper share of security funds, rather than sufficing the bare minimum required.
    Siranjeevi Dheenadhayalan, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Standing near a bare brown desk, Tully read a list of disclosures, including that the homes were being sold subject to restrictions, such as prior liens.
    Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Top stock picks With oil prices under pressure, UBS sees independent exploration and production firms and the oilfield services companies as the most exposed.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
  • And, while the ball was mid-air, Zwolle’s attackers were to sprint to the penalty area to meet it on the way down and, ideally, stick it past an exposed goalkeeper.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Deportation efforts remained significantly scaled back throughout 2024 compared to levels seen in 2023 and 2022.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This snippet from a structure-formation simulation, with the expansion of the Universe scaled out, represents billions of years of gravitational growth in a dark matter-rich Universe.
    Big Think, Big Think, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The profile — and an uncovered logo on the stringing machine in Dubai — suggests a Babolat Pure Aero 98 model, which Alcaraz also wields.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Celestial Park, with its wide stretches of concrete pathways, and Isle of Berk, with its meandering walkways and uncovered queues, were both particularly hot under the blazing Florida sun.
    Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The moon and Venus will be fairly easy to see with the naked eye, but the dimness of Saturn may post a challenge for some.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The eggs appear like tiny bits of dirt to the naked eye and are about half a millimeter in size.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The funnel is wide open, welcoming anyone who wants to experience the thrill and connection of ownership.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • While the Masses are open to public audiences, they are specifically held for employees and faithful of Vatican City.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Denuded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denuded. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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