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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
Verb
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Trees sturdy enough to survive the catastrophe were stripped to a pale almond-colored nude.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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The city has to strip the boxes of the black paint and once they are cleaned up the Girl Scouts can try again.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Faced with rising prices on everything from rent to groceries, many Michiganders are scaling back on summer travel.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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With the fires of inspiration stoked, Espinoza set out to scale his efforts.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Verb
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As it was exposed to rain on the surface, the limestone partially dissolved and cracked along areas of weakness.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Fearing that Abby would expose the affair and jeopardize her husband Jed's (Dermot Mulroney) political career, Margo took drastic action and gunned Abby down.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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