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Recent Examples of peel
Inside, there is cracked, deteriorated and missing plaster on the walls and ceiling as well as peeling and flaking paint, signs of water damage and biological growth in various areas, the report said.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Then kids at the next level might take dishes in and out of the oven or peel and chop onions and garlic.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 24 July 2025
Finally, peel away to reveal color that lasts all day.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 21 July 2025
The second looks to obtain cobalt-rich crusts that have accumulated over millions of years on the tops of seamounts between depths of approximately 3,000 and 8,000 feet, by peeling these crusts off from the bedrock.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Then kids at the next level might take dishes in and out of the oven or peel and chop onions and garlic.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 24 July 2025
Finally, peel away to reveal color that lasts all day.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 21 July 2025
The second looks to obtain cobalt-rich crusts that have accumulated over millions of years on the tops of seamounts between depths of approximately 3,000 and 8,000 feet, by peeling these crusts off from the bedrock.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peel
Verb
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Absent a real dog, though, consider playing a recording of a dog growling and barking.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Nearly half of the dogs, about 45 percent, consistently reacted to canine sounds such as barking or howling on TV.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Examples include chopping bee, husking bee, logging bee, quilting bee, house- or barn-raising bee, sewing bee, spinning be, and, ultimately, spelling bee.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Ingredients 4 ears fresh yellow corn, husked, silks removed 2 tsp.—
Julia Levy,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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