peeling

Definition of peelingnext
present participle of peel
as in barking
to remove the natural covering of she peels apples with lightning speed

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Recent Examples of peeling In fact, the administration is peeling back red tape and rolling out the red carpet. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 This will help ensure the paint dries and cures properly, preventing peeling, cracking, bubbling, or splotchy finishes. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026 In that moment, which left his teammates peeling him off the ground, Darnold showed that what had happened to him before would not happen again. Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026 With the deal tabled, the cooperative is addressing issues such as damaged ceilings, peeling paint, and malfunctioning heaters before relisting the property. Hamza Adel Fahmy, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peeling
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  • Leichman is excited to see what the right-hander can do when his back is not seizing up and his shoulder’s not barking.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Seemingly out of nowhere, a dog appeared and started barking at one of the responding officers.
    Tony Dokoupil, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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  • The rush to get in on the microdrama boom comes when some traditional film and TV productions are scaling back, or leaving Los Angeles altogether, because of rising costs.
    Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Already, scaling partners include the likes of Bestseller, C&A, Filippa K, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Reformation.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • Work requirements risk stripping coverage from people who are unable to work because caregiving responsibilities, sometimes coupled with their own health or physical limitations, can make consistent employment realistically impossible.
    Emily D. Tisdale, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Moments like this have a way of stripping leadership down to its essentials.
    Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Peeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeling. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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