deforested

past tense of deforest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforested
Verb
  • And more recently, in the throes of a homeless crisis, city staff and law enforcement have removed and denuded trees to control the conditions on the street.
    Sam Bloch August 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Two Cornell students hunted and skinned a 120-pound bear inside a residence hall kitchen over the weekend, university personnel said.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • My buddies hang skinned, whole deer in a walk-in cooler for up to two weeks before butchering.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His buddies just … barked at him in the weight room.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As reporters walked by where Broadbelt’s body was found, a large black dog in a front yard barked loudly and ran along the fence.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt and three cousins.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rajab and her family had been fleeing Gaza City when their vehicle was shelled, killing her uncle, aunt, and three cousins.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Import substitution scaled quickly.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, major platforms have scaled back human moderation teams, relying more on AI detection systems.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the cruise, visitors will head out on the tiki boats where cocktails will be served and oysters will be shucked on deck.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Glycerin helps maintain balance, so skin feels clarified, not stripped, while lecithin aids in dissolving debris, and myrtle leaf water provides an antioxidant boost.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Almost all modern-day memeing has been stripped out of the script.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Humans could be easily killed by radiation exposure, and the lack of atmospheric pressure on Mars or in orbit would cause a person’s blood to boil if they were exposed.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Deforested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforested. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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