1
as in to strip
to remove clothing from
I quickly undressed myself and pulled on a set of dry clothes
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2
as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
a self-styled financial investor who was eventually undressed as a con artist running a pyramid scheme
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Recent Examples of undress
Things escalated, and soon enough Jane was undressing and having intercourse with Don.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 June 2025
Finishing their routine without severing any limbs would have been enough to earn them four yeses, but the fact that the brothers managed to undress and put on each other’s clothes, all while keeping the knives in the air, pushed things over the edge.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 June 2025
Once the hotel room door closed, Sokola said, Weinstein pushed her onto a bed and began undressing her.
—Ilya Marritz, NPR, 3 June 2025
While Jackson's films don't exactly present too many situations in which the characters would be undressing to their skivvies, Blanchett, having embodied Galadriel across all three films, can provide first-hand testimony that underwear was worn.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 June 2025
Finishing their routine without severing any limbs would have been enough to earn them four yeses, but the fact that the brothers managed to undress and put on each other’s clothes, all while keeping the knives in the air, pushed things over the edge.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 June 2025
Once the hotel room door closed, Sokola said, Weinstein pushed her onto a bed and began undressing her.
—Ilya Marritz, NPR, 3 June 2025
While Jackson's films don't exactly present too many situations in which the characters would be undressing to their skivvies, Blanchett, having embodied Galadriel across all three films, can provide first-hand testimony that underwear was worn.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undress
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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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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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In the basement, officers found Bridgeman in a grisly state, wearing the clothes from the party but partially disrobed, with a piece of concrete in her mouth.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, some female swimmers chose to undress in the janitor’s closet to avoid disrobing in front of Thomas and seeing his intact male genitalia.—
The Editors,
National Review,
3 July 2025
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Initially dismissed as an accident, Charles, Oliver and Mabel dive headfirst into the investigation, uncovering a sprawling conspiracy that stretches beyond the building’s walls and entangles New York’s old mob families with its newest billionaires.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the area of the bridge ruins, a number of other artifacts were also uncovered.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Undress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undress. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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