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.
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Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter, the landmark policy stripped away federal, bureaucratic control over routes, fares, and market entry.
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Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
The first part comes from installing a waterproof stick-on layer to a roof to prevent rain from getting through, even if the wind strips away some shingles.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
While thousands of families seek safety and opportunity, new policies are stripping away legal protections, limiting access to essential services, increasing criminalization of poverty and pushing vulnerable children further into the margins.
—Afira Arrastia Devries, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
In a world where individual identities are being stripped away by a thousand frightening factors, the luxury of being known is more important, not less.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
The first part comes from installing a waterproof stick-on layer to a roof to prevent rain from getting through, even if the wind strips away some shingles.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
While thousands of families seek safety and opportunity, new policies are stripping away legal protections, limiting access to essential services, increasing criminalization of poverty and pushing vulnerable children further into the margins.
—Afira Arrastia Devries, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
In a world where individual identities are being stripped away by a thousand frightening factors, the luxury of being known is more important, not less.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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“Strip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20away. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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