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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Half-year sales dipped three percent to 7.2 billion euros on a reported basis but once currency exchange rates and changes to the business are stripped out they edged one percent higher.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
After a Persian subterfuge stripped the Greeks of their leadership, it seemed to many of the Ten Thousand that the situation was hopeless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Those Russell put options are now a cheaper hedge as some of the more volatile names have been stripped out.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
When everything else is stripped away, that alone typifies Martin’s failure of leadership.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Everything of any value had been stripped away and only the rusting carcasses remained, heaped one on top of the other, waiting to be fed into the crusher.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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