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Recent Examples of denude
Biologists are concerned that if the fire burns intensely in the watershed, denuded earth and ash could fill the creeks when rains come, seriously harming water quality and potentially killing fish.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
The rationale is likely that Russia’s fighting capabilities will be denuded enough to justify the expense.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
Wildfires can strip trees and burn ground cover, denuding the landscape and leaving it vulnerable to landslides.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024
All looked reasonably healthy, if denuded of tree and shrub cover.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
The rationale is likely that Russia’s fighting capabilities will be denuded enough to justify the expense.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
Wildfires can strip trees and burn ground cover, denuding the landscape and leaving it vulnerable to landslides.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024
All looked reasonably healthy, if denuded of tree and shrub cover.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denude
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The city has to strip the boxes of the black paint and once they are cleaned up the Girl Scouts can try again.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Trees sturdy enough to survive the catastrophe were stripped to a pale almond-colored nude.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The model can be hard to scale or standardize, particularly for agencies with diverse service offerings, and there’s the risk that comes with uncontrollable external factors hindering outcomes.—
Jacquelyn LaMar Berney,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Ether, the second-largest token, scaled a more than five-month top of $3,059.60, while XRP and Solana gained about 3% each.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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As a result, Melendez said workers were exposed to safety hazards, especially in the high heat.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
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Nearly 20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina exposed critical failures in our disaster response system.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Denude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denude. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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