peel

as in to bark
to remove the natural covering of she peels apples with lightning speed

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Recent Examples of peel Onions have layers and normally you’re supposed to peel the first one. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 July 2025 Garments peeled away from the body, while others featured pairs of jeans attached at the hip. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025 While the peaches are still hot, they can be easily peeled. Randy Graham, Oc Register, 8 July 2025 Nailing down these basics might sound tedious, but trust us: These habits will save your future self (and sensitive skin) a whole lot of pain, peeling, and regret down the line. Korin Miller, SELF, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for peel
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Verb
  • Maybe your own dogs will even bark at their TV counterparts or try pawing at the screen.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
  • In addition to the light-changing bombs that most in the crowd waved throughout the night, the crowd also, well, barked at him often between songs.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Examples include chopping bee, husking bee, logging bee, quilting bee, house- or barn-raising bee, sewing bee, spinning be, and, ultimately, spelling bee.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • Ingredients 4 ears fresh yellow corn, husked, silks removed 2 tsp.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
Verb
  • Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
  • Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 24 July 2025

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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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