shucked

Definition of shuckednext
past tense of shuck
as in peeled
to remove the natural covering of shucking peas

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Recent Examples of shucked As fishermen brought in the fresh bivalves, his team shucked them and sent the meat on for eating in the Northeast. Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 On the cruise, visitors will head out on the tiki boats where cocktails will be served and oysters will be shucked on deck. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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peeled
Verb
  • Long before Richard Gadd peeled back a layer of his psyche with Baby Reindeer, his Emmy-winning Netflix show, the story for his new limited series Half Man, now airing on HBO, lived in his head.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
  • From there, everyone rows imua (forward), keeping eyes peeled for sea turtles, sea urchin, and on a really good day in January or February, a mama whale and her baby.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026

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“Shucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shucked. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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