stripped (down)

verb

variants also stript (down)
Definition of stripped (down)next
past tense of strip (down)
as in pruned

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  1. pruned
  2. refined
  3. trimmed
Verb
  • Prune As Needed Some vegetables won’t need to be pruned at all in indoor setups.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
  • However, if they are not pruned or cut back, at some point, the branches will begin to become a mess of last year's wood and this year's wood.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of pruned
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  • Virtuosos find deep satisfaction in accumulating expertise in a single domain, as demonstrated by figures like Warren Buffett, who steadily refined his investment philosophy for over 60 years.
    Ann Kirschner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There are companies that have already built and refined the tools needed for real-time competitive intelligence—covering pricing, availability and delivery ETAs—without the infrastructure headaches.
    Mohit Prateek, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of refined
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  • Jeff Marks, director of portfolio analysis, said the Club would have trimmed its position if permitted.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
  • When the Tigers trimmed Texas’ 14-point lead to seven, the Longhorns answered emphatically.
    Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
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“Stripped (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped%20%28down%29. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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