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Recent Examples of denude
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.
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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
All looked reasonably healthy, if denuded of tree and shrub cover.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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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
All looked reasonably healthy, if denuded of tree and shrub cover.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denude
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Yet what Caravaggio was really doing circa 1600, with this anti-academic technique, was something perhaps not so out of line with Francis’ approach: stripping the holy narrative of its adornments, to devote himself to the here and now.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The changes leave many feeling vulnerable, as the Trump administration is stripping other services, including access to lawyers, for migrant children amid a broader immigration crackdown.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Start small, solve a real problem, and scale strategically.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration, among other things, has moved to close Social Security Administration field offices, cut funding for government health programs and scale back protections for transgender people.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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This case exposes a wide fissure in the foundation.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Expand All More people in the Metroplex may have been exposed to measles in recent days, as the total number of infections in the Texas outbreak rose to nearly 600 as of Friday, April 18.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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