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Recent Examples of peel
McCullough Academy, 2757 W. 21st Ave., suffered significant damage, including high winds peeling the roof off the gym, according to Post-Tribune archives.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Jason Chin was peeling plastic off the new appliances at Sparrow, a new North Quarter restaurant led by Reyes Mezcaleria chef/partner Wendy Lopez that’s set to open soon, when Lopez came in with the news.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Wooden fences sagged and split, their paint faded and peeling.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Keep your eyes peeled for that unexpected windfall, whether intellectually or financially.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Jason Chin was peeling plastic off the new appliances at Sparrow, a new North Quarter restaurant led by Reyes Mezcaleria chef/partner Wendy Lopez that’s set to open soon, when Lopez came in with the news.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Wooden fences sagged and split, their paint faded and peeling.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Keep your eyes peeled for that unexpected windfall, whether intellectually or financially.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peel
Verb
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There is hearty applause for the two teams and whenever this happens, a small dog incessantly barks.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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If a dog is being disruptive, such as barking (with the exception of barking to alert to something like a medical condition), wandering or displaying aggression, the management of a restaurant or other business can legally ask that the dog be removed from the premises.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 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
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There are many ways to skin this particular cat, mind you.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But in our solar system, there’s more than one way to skin a planet.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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