as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod
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as in to move
to leave a place often for another
it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host
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A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
If a driver or roller gets past his man, as James did with DiVincenzo, the guy guarding the corner (in this case, Gobert) sinks into the lane as the player lagging (DiVincenzo) peels off to the open man.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Remove 1 dough sheet from refrigerator; peel off top sheet of parchment paper.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Beginning the performance at the piano, Boone wore a fur coat of which Freddie Mercury would approve before getting up to work the stage and peeling off the layer to reveal his signature sparkly blue onesie.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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Israel’s successful regional military campaign also means the United States can peel off old Iranian surrogates like Lebanon and Syria.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
If a driver or roller gets past his man, as James did with DiVincenzo, the guy guarding the corner (in this case, Gobert) sinks into the lane as the player lagging (DiVincenzo) peels off to the open man.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Remove 1 dough sheet from refrigerator; peel off top sheet of parchment paper.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
Beginning the performance at the piano, Boone wore a fur coat of which Freddie Mercury would approve before getting up to work the stage and peeling off the layer to reveal his signature sparkly blue onesie.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Peel (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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