stripped
Americanadjective
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having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed.
trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
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having had usable parts or items removed, as for reuse or resale.
the hulk of a stripped car.
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having or containing the bare essentials, with no added features or accessories.
a stripped new car, with no radio or air conditioning.
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Stripped of their starriest player and many trusted associates, they’ve morphed into a tighter outfit that plays unselfish team basketball and relies on every player to shoot, rebound and defend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Stripped back for the most part to just voice and piano, it’s an earnest work of introspection from a guy who knows how to make tenderness feel like strength.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
Stripped of support, U.S. shipyards were forced to compete with heavily subsidized foreign rivals.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
Stripped almost bare and blisteringly hot, with few man-made structures, it covers an area similar to London's Heathrow Airport and is, arguably, only slightly more scenic.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Stripped of their grapes, the vines were now draped in yellow, orange, and brown leaves.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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