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Image The ship’s peeling black hull loomed over the industrial riverfront at Pier 82, opposite fast-food restaurants and an IKEA store across South Christopher Columbus Boulevard, as tugboats nudged the ship about 100 feet across the slip, a process that took hours.
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Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Once settling on the sachet idea, the duo tested combinations of ingredients like dehydrated citrus peels, edible flowers, herbs, seeds, roots (like ginger) and coffee to dial-in their recipes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Conversely, using essential oil diffusers or peeling citrus fruits caused a more gradual increase in terpenes.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
Included in the set is the knife storage block and a sharpening steel, a chef’s knife, kitchen shears, a bread knife, a Santoku knife, eight steak knives, three utility knives, a pairing knife and a peeling knife.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Once settling on the sachet idea, the duo tested combinations of ingredients like dehydrated citrus peels, edible flowers, herbs, seeds, roots (like ginger) and coffee to dial-in their recipes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Conversely, using essential oil diffusers or peeling citrus fruits caused a more gradual increase in terpenes.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
Included in the set is the knife storage block and a sharpening steel, a chef’s knife, kitchen shears, a bread knife, a Santoku knife, eight steak knives, three utility knives, a pairing knife and a peeling knife.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peel
Verb
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Sometimes the team will even start barking in unison.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Officers knocked on his door and then forced their way inside as his puppy, Salome, barked at them.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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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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Tester came over to the mound and skinned off about three inches of the outside dirt with his shoe.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Contains Pro-Retinol and Hyaluronic Acid, this moisturizing serum for the face reduces the look of fine lines, wrinkles and visibly firms skin with regular use.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Peel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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