as in shed
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
a soap that promises to help me exfoliate all that dry, flaky skin I've apparently been carrying around
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Recent Examples of exfoliated
Apparently, my defenses exfoliated along with my skin.
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Mike Albo,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
The outermost layer of skin (epidermis) has been exfoliated, revealing newer, more sensitive layers underneath.
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Essence,
8 Jan. 2026
Black phosphorus—sometimes referred to as phosphorene in a nod to its 2-D cousin, graphene—has been on a research tidal wave since 10- to 20-atom-thick sheets of the material were first exfoliated back in 2014.
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IEEE Spectrum,
3 May 2016
Mike Albo,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
The outermost layer of skin (epidermis) has been exfoliated, revealing newer, more sensitive layers underneath.
—
Essence,
8 Jan. 2026
Black phosphorus—sometimes referred to as phosphorene in a nod to its 2-D cousin, graphene—has been on a research tidal wave since 10- to 20-atom-thick sheets of the material were first exfoliated back in 2014.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
3 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exfoliated
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Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
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The bipartisan Colorado Polling Institute released a survey that sheds some more light on Melat Kiros win.
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After the pressure was released through the crack, emergency crews peeled back the tank’s external wall and insulation to pump water inside to cool it down.
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The long-running case has peeled back the origins of Pitt and Jolie’s divorce and hostility between the former couple.
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Damaged or bruised portions of fruits and vegetables should be cut away, or the produce should be discarded, and produce should generally be refrigerated within two hours of purchase, per MCHD.
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Officials said activities connected to people ‒ from fireworks to carelessly discarded cigarettes ‒ have sparked 75% of wildfires in Utah in 2026.
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