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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In the city of Mardan, an AFP journalist saw a truck that had acted as a rallying point during the long march protests stripped of its images of Khan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Fain has had to restore powers he and the board had stripped from his rivals and part ways with his chief of staff and top strategist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Chisora's news conference was hosted by the IBA, the body that was stripped of its status as amateur boxing's governing body by the International Olympic Committee in 2023 and has since been staging professional bouts.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Three plays into that against-all-odds drive, the Seahawks stripped the ball from Justin Herbert, recovered the fumble and ran out the clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In a country that preaches the virtues of democracy, one could reasonably assume that being stripped of basic political rights would be treated by judges and court personnel as a serious matter indeed.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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