sloughing
- present participle of slough.
Example Sentences
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At best, the idea relates to some kind of individual flourishing, the opposite of corporate serfdom, a sloughing off of organizational chains leading to an explosion of creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
And yet here he is, sloughing off yet another weekend for the cause—ignoring all evidence to the contrary that a better world is possible.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2025
But consider adding on a scrub and sloughing off a layer or two of skin — it’s my favorite way to enter the new year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
Ethnicity and age did not appear to affect touch DNA deposits and the small sample of those with sloughing skin conditions, like eczema, did not show any significant association with primary DNA transfer.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
It wasn’t as deliberate as deciding, at age six, to become an atheist, but more like an imperceptible sloughing of layers.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
