defoliated

verb

Definition of defoliatednext
past tense of defoliate
as in denuded

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  1. shelled
  2. exposed
  3. scaled
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  • One theory holds that since shells frequently prevent tortoises from being eaten by predators, shelled species tend to live longer, and over time that may have helped to produce evolutionary pressures to age more slowly.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some got to a railway point; the tracks were shelled.
    Boris Fishman, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of shelled
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  • Put simply, if Apple and Google collaborated on an encryption bridge between their platforms, this wouldn’t have happened in this way, and user messaging communications would not have been exposed.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Scary Movie star, years ago, before the birth of her youngest child, her four older kids were exposed to a different lifestyle.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exposed
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  • Micro-financing Healthcare Services Crypto loans can be scaled down to microfinance levels, allowing patients to take out small, affordable loans for basic healthcare needs.
    Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The company has also scaled back its push into primary care by cutting its stake in primary care provider VillageMD.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of scaled
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