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Much like last year’s The Zone of Interest, a film which almost feels like this adaptation is in conversation with, a genuine artist has peeled back the cinematic clichés that threaten to now overwhelm certain subjects and returned a horror, an urgency, and a palpable sense of life to them.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
The couple further peels back the layers of their relationship in a new E! docuseries Snoop’s Fatherhood: Cori and Wayne’s Story, which arrived alongside the project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Once the spiced syrup has been off heat for about five to 10 minutes, peel six lemons and add the peels to spiced syrup, then stir briefly.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Just peel and cube them, put them in your slow cooker along with brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and other ingredients.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
The couple further peels back the layers of their relationship in a new E! docuseries Snoop’s Fatherhood: Cori and Wayne’s Story, which arrived alongside the project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Once the spiced syrup has been off heat for about five to 10 minutes, peel six lemons and add the peels to spiced syrup, then stir briefly.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Just peel and cube them, put them in your slow cooker along with brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and other ingredients.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peel
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So there was much woofing along both lines of scrimmage; Marshon Lattimore and A.J. Brown barked at one another all day.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Even after taking a thorough inspection of the machine, the pup refuses to leave, choosing to bark and lunge at it instead.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 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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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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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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