strip away

phrasal verb

stripped away also stript away; stripping away; strips away

1

: to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface

strip away the bark of a tree

2

: to remove (unimportant material) from something

The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay.

Examples of strip away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Where the artist’s pounding was most forceful, the enamel is stripped away entirely, exposing the metal substrate beneath, which then doubles as the actual peak of the mountain. —Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026

As written, these bills strip away the remaining local input on large projects, leaving nothing in the way of the wealthy, land barons and non-Floridian developers. —Katherine Sayler, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026

However, when her true identity was revealed to the public in Season 3, her passion for the work was stripped away. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026

The digital tools that make creative work easier to produce and distribute also tend to strip away a lot of the physical environments where people connect and ideas gain momentum. —Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for strip away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
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• anyway
• arete
• attache
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• bouvier
• breakaway