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adjective

Definition of denudednext
as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering the denuded trees left behind after the forest fire had passed

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denuded

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verb

past tense of denude
as in stripped
to remove of all covering or surface layers Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denuded
  1. bare
  2. exposed
  3. scaled
  4. uncovered
  5. naked
  6. open
Adjective
  • Despite a lack of funding for even basic educational necessities, and school district leaders who only care about the barest minimum standards, these educators are united by their drive to surpass expectations and encourage their students to do the same.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The world is gambling that a country that’s shown a bare minimum of commitment to this entire process can keep us all on a path to staving off catastrophic warming.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bare
Adjective
  • Rebuilding any of these defense and weapons facilities could take months, putting a strain on any potential response by Iran, which is now more exposed and less able to replenish missiles.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • And if bare legs and ankle boots still feel too exposed for you, play around with the styling.
    Franziska Fuchs, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of exposed
Verb
  • Recently some corporations have scaled back DEI initiatives, so focus on DEI's popularity as a speaking topic.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The next step was to build a demonstration plant so the technology could be scaled.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of scaled
Adjective
  • In July the company conducted an internal investigation and uncovered changes made to its menu creator system that rendered all of the menus unusable, the complaint said.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
  • For example, one of my clients used AI to analyze team dynamics and uncovered discrepancies in how mentorship opportunities were distributed.
    Izabela Lundberg, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of uncovered
Adjective
  • Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Six weeks later, her naked body was found by hunters in Ozark National Forest.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of naked
Adjective
  • Washington could’ve been sharper on that possession — Jayden Daniels missed an open receiver on a crosser one play before the Ekeler drop.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • So Nancy Pelosi is upset that there wasn’t an open primary.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of open
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