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Recent Examples of peel
In order to maintain her image, Jo must literally peel bits of her skin off.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
While Russian and North Korean troops had managed to peel back some of Ukraine's control, Moscow had struggled to push Ukrainian forces from Sudzha.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Or peel fresh pearl onions by boiling in water with the skin in place for 1 1/2 minutes, then transfer them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process; once cool, the skins should easily come off by squeezing the onion between your fingers.
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—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
While Russian and North Korean troops had managed to peel back some of Ukraine's control, Moscow had struggled to push Ukrainian forces from Sudzha.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Or peel fresh pearl onions by boiling in water with the skin in place for 1 1/2 minutes, then transfer them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process; once cool, the skins should easily come off by squeezing the onion between your fingers.
DIRECTIONS
1.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peel
Verb
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Things changed when the first responders started paying attention to Bear and Nikita, who continuously ran up to them, barking and running off in a different direction during the search.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Players bark at the refs all the time, but there’s an art to it.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Naledi skins its trailer out in a combination of aluminum and aluminum composite.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fur handling is a lengthy discussion for another time, but at the very least, have a plan to skin your catch, then roll it up (fur out) and put it in the freezer, to be sold or tanned at a later time.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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