strip (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip (down)
Verb
  • Like a garden that needs regular pruning to grow well, your relationship may need occasional tension to clear out emotional overgrowth and make space for healthier connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Since plumeria flowers grow at the end of each branch, pruning your tree may reduce the number of blooms until more branches can grow.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • This is clearly an assault on learning by the White House and an attempt to dumb down the national population.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2025
  • State and local leaders should also roll back any guidance that is meant to force teachers to dumb down curriculums or provide passing grades to students who are failing or inflate grades across the board.
    Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • There’s open-pore wood trim with backlit accents, brushed aluminum trim, a wide range of ambient lights and three-zone climate control.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending legislation will trim more than $900 billion in federal spending on Medicaid over the next decade.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • Brands need to do a better job in their data analysis to refine their segmentation models so very important customers are recognized and treated as such.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Saturn goes retrograde today, offering an opportunity to refine your expectations in a partnership.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 13 July 2025
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“Strip (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip%20%28down%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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