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Recent Examples of denude
Working with community leaders, Zhou's efforts have resulted in a significant decrease of ceremonial releases, denuding of wild populations and mistreated animals.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
Biologists are concerned that if the fire burns intensely in the watershed, denuded earth and ash could fill the creeks when rains come, seriously harming water quality and potentially killing fish.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
The rationale is likely that Russia’s fighting capabilities will be denuded enough to justify the expense.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
Wildfires can strip trees and burn ground cover, denuding the landscape and leaving it vulnerable to landslides.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
Biologists are concerned that if the fire burns intensely in the watershed, denuded earth and ash could fill the creeks when rains come, seriously harming water quality and potentially killing fish.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
The rationale is likely that Russia’s fighting capabilities will be denuded enough to justify the expense.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
Wildfires can strip trees and burn ground cover, denuding the landscape and leaving it vulnerable to landslides.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denude
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Miley Cyrus shocked viewers by stripping down to a nude bikini top and briefs and grinding, twerking and thrusting on fellow performer Robin Thicke at the 2013 show in one of the raciest performances in MTV history.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The moratorium provision was ultimately stripped from the bill before final passage.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The researchers plan to scale up production and refine the technology for clinical trials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Musk transformed Tesla from a niche EV startup into the world's most valuable automaker, scaling production, expanding globally and pushing the industry toward electric mobility, while running several other companies including SpaceX and xAI.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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No student or teacher should be exposed to these hazards.—
Erica Mosca,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fund will expose investors to fast-growing newer entrants like hardware and cloud provider IonQ and quantum chip fabricator Rigetti, alongside Big Tech players Microsoft, Nvidia, and IBM.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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