stripped (down)

variants also stript (down)
past tense of strip (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped (down)
Verb
  • The fence corners are clean, so are the ditches, and the fruit trees have been pruned and sprayed.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • When experiences don’t occur, that particular set of connections won’t be made, because neurons that aren’t seeing any action get pruned away to keep our brains working efficiently.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Certain microbes consume the acetic acid and produce methane, which is refined into renewable natural gas (RNG).
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Each ratio gets tested and refined until the scent feels right.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Columbia University glaciologist Jonny Kingslake says these processes are oversimplified or omitted in numerical simulations.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Viewing their actions and ideas strictly through a Cold War lens has oversimplified Korean hopes and ambitions and flattened the complexity of their post-liberation experience.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How dare this newcomer suggest that the towering maple between their properties be trimmed or cut down?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • It should be cooked thoroughly and not raw, trimmed of excess fat, cut into bite-sized pieces appropriate for the dog’s size and free from dog toxins such as garlic, onion or excessive salt.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Stripped (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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