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

As companies and publications use increasingly sophisticated humor to attract attention, readers must distinguish between fact and fiction, especially on platforms where context is often stripped away. —Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025

While some formulas are designed to moisturize, others are designed to strip away excess oil and other buildup from the hair and scalp. —Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025

In Gilead and real life, when everything is stripped away from a group of people, even their names in the case of the Handmaids, the result is a dangerous mob with nothing to lose. —Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

The show takes place in a totalitarian society known as Gilead where fertile women, called Handmaids, have had their rights stripped away and are forced to bear children. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for strip away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway