strip away

phrasal verb

stripped away also stript away; stripping away; strips away

: to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface

strip away the bark of a tree

: to remove (unimportant material) from something

The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay.

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Project 2025 would strip away our voting rights protections. —

Amy Sherman, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Sep. 2024 Restricted by the 40-millimeter stack height limit set by World Athletics, On’s engineers stripped away all non-essential elements to maximize the amount of their ultra-bouncy PEBA foam, Helion HF hyper underfoot. —

Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024 Carrie didn’t know that the gold-standard treatment for teens addicted to opioids is buprenorphine, a long-acting opioid that strips away withdrawal symptoms and cravings and protects against overdose. —

Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2024 This internal struggle can strip away joy, ease and true connection while allowing poor behavior and bad habits to flourish. —

Susanne Biro, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strip away