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Recent Examples of peel
Audience members get full-on bloomers as she suddenly is pulled behind a ski boat, then again as the finale goes amuck and her Lady Liberty costume peels away.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
However, exposure to steam can cause logos and other design elements to melt or peel.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Having peeled back the classical outer layer of the onion, where energy is always positive, Wall reached a lightly quantum layer — a context physicists call semiclassical.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
Metal structures should not have rust or peeling paint, which could contain lead.
—Dr. Julie Gilchrist, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
However, exposure to steam can cause logos and other design elements to melt or peel.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Having peeled back the classical outer layer of the onion, where energy is always positive, Wall reached a lightly quantum layer — a context physicists call semiclassical.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
Metal structures should not have rust or peeling paint, which could contain lead.
—Dr. Julie Gilchrist, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peel
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This request may be barking at the moon, but DeSantis should veto SB 268, a huge, unjustified public records exemption that would allow most public officials to keep secret their home addresses and personal telephone numbers.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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The dog barked again, and soon Sabine had shaken me off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Ingredients 4 ears fresh yellow corn, husked, silks removed 2 tsp.—
Julia Levy,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2023
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The Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, for example, lets guests husk coconuts, take ukulele and hula lessons, and rent GoPro cameras as part of its $50 daily resort fee.—
Catherine Garcia,
The Week,
8 Apr. 2023
Verb
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The first season—the menstrual phase, known as inner winter—refers to the days of bleeding when hormone levels, such as estrogen and progesterone, are low and symptoms may include cramping, bloating, low energy levels, headaches skin blemishes and mood changes.—
Hatty Willmoth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Noyes skinned up Broad Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon and skied down the east face of Twin Peak, followed by the Stairs Gulch.—
Jake Stern,
Outside Online,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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