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Recent Examples of defoliate
Fresh buds may also be consumed if trees are severely defoliated.
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Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
The objectives were primarily to defoliate trees and thus uncover enemy troop concentrations and to destroy crops destined for enemy stomachs.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
The symptoms are very distinctive: the stems of the plants will turn black, there will be black spots on the leaves, and the most distinctive symptom is the plant will defoliate in sections.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
Dow manufactured napalm, the chemical weapon used by the military to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam while severely burning and killing substantial numbers of civilians.
—TIME, 10 May 2024
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Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
The objectives were primarily to defoliate trees and thus uncover enemy troop concentrations and to destroy crops destined for enemy stomachs.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
The symptoms are very distinctive: the stems of the plants will turn black, there will be black spots on the leaves, and the most distinctive symptom is the plant will defoliate in sections.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
Dow manufactured napalm, the chemical weapon used by the military to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam while severely burning and killing substantial numbers of civilians.
—TIME, 10 May 2024
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Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Locals rise long before first chair to skin up Ajax for 58-year-old Bonnie's Restaurant's oatmeal pancakes.Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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And that’s before the star of Enchanted begins barking and digging holes in her front lawn on all fours.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recognize Signs of Discomfort Uncomfortable dogs may bark, growl, or try to escape.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Strawberry Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Balsamic Swirl Makes 1 quart INGREDIENTS 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled 1¼ cup plain Greek yogurt 1/3 cup honey ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom 2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic glaze DIRECTIONS Place the strawberries, yogurt, honey and cardamom in a blender.Laura Mclively, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
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Rice kernels are then dried and hulled by machines before they’re packed for sale in factories, lined from floor to ceiling with sacks of rice.Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 23 Apr. 2024
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Ingredients 4 ears fresh yellow corn, husked, silks removed 2 tsp.Julia Levy, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
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The Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, for example, lets guests husk coconuts, take ukulele and hula lessons, and rent GoPro cameras as part of its $50 daily resort fee.Catherine Garcia, The Week, 8 Apr. 2023
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The massive main compartment flays open completely near the back panel for easy packing and unpacking, with several other zippered access points for stuffing or pulling layers out on-the-go.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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However, for somebody whose arm has been flayed and who spent all night looking at the Hannibal art installation that was once his wife, Donald is acting way too normal.James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Working with community leaders, Zhou's efforts have resulted in a significant decrease of ceremonial releases, denuding of wild populations and mistreated animals.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
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Bashar al-Assad’s forces shelled and starved them, and Vladimir Putin’s air force pummeled them into submission.Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
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Some got to a railway point; the tracks were shelled.Boris Fishman, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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The trees turned to bronze and copper, then stripped themselves skeletal; the cold somehow entered Eliza. Enough!Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Bitter cold, harsh winds and indoor heating can strip delicate skin of its moisture, leaving lips parched and prone to cracking.Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Defoliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defoliate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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