1
as in to strip
to remove clothing from
I quickly undressed myself and pulled on a set of dry clothes
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2
as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
a self-styled financial investor who was eventually undressed as a con artist running a pyramid scheme
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Recent Examples of undress
The boy then claimed to have watched the video the phone had captured, according to the affidavit, which allegedly depicts Six setting up the camerawhere the boy was about to undress.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
These workers, the journalists found, see people undressing, using the bathroom and recording their own bank cards by accident.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Last year’s best actress winner Mikey Madison arrived in a gown by Dilara Findikoglu that seemed to capture the moment of getting undressed.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
The New Richmond incident follows a Title IX investigation launched in 2023 into the Sun Prairie School District over allegations an 18-year-old student undressed in front of students in the girls' locker room.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
These workers, the journalists found, see people undressing, using the bathroom and recording their own bank cards by accident.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Last year’s best actress winner Mikey Madison arrived in a gown by Dilara Findikoglu that seemed to capture the moment of getting undressed.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
The New Richmond incident follows a Title IX investigation launched in 2023 into the Sun Prairie School District over allegations an 18-year-old student undressed in front of students in the girls' locker room.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undress
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At Ross Stores, the compensation committee approved a similar adjustment on May 21, 2025, the proxy states, stripping tariff costs from calculations used to determine bonuses and long-term incentive payouts.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Investigators said that Scott walked through an unlocked front door, stripped off his clothes and went straight into a sleeping child’s bedroom.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The basketball star arrived at the gala in a blush pink dress, with one shoulder exposed and the other covered by a sleeve, complete with a train.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases, meanwhile, was conducting contact tracing in the Johannesburg region to identify if other people in South Africa were exposed to the infected cruise ship passengers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Started in 2021, the festival has become famous for its naked lap, during which attendees disrobe and ski a run with their unmentionables to the wind.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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Even Harbour’s physicality — the actor has put on weight and spends much of the show in ill-fitting attire or partially disrobed — is meant to elicit more than one response.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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In January 2021, police followed Muirhead's tip about the Red Bull can and uncovered Parsons' remains.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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According to the warrant affidavits in the latest arrests, police allegedly uncovered five additional incidents involving four more victims between 3 and 5 years old.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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“Undress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undress. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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