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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Recent Examples of peel (off)
Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
The toothed scoop bit into the earth, inches from the tombstone, and peeled off a layer of turf, then dumped it onto the plywood.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The mask creates a thin film that locks in all the goodness, but can be peeled off clean or gently rinsed without leaving residue.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 2 June 2025
Back in 2018, researchers from the University of Minnesota developed a 3D-printable tattoo ink made from silver flakes, designed to help heal wounds and be peeled off and discarded when no longer needed.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
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While her peers blew in white-hot, cooled to red-hot, then fizzled, flatlined, and peeled off into God knows where, Nicole Kidman just kept accelerating forward.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
The toothed scoop bit into the earth, inches from the tombstone, and peeled off a layer of turf, then dumped it onto the plywood.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The mask creates a thin film that locks in all the goodness, but can be peeled off clean or gently rinsed without leaving residue.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 2 June 2025
Back in 2018, researchers from the University of Minnesota developed a 3D-printable tattoo ink made from silver flakes, designed to help heal wounds and be peeled off and discarded when no longer needed.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for peel (off)
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“Peel (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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