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 July, Donaldson was stripped of his knighthood by the King.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
“As art gets stripped out of the public school system, we’re there supporting teachers,” Ryan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Both Saar and British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that a small team of diplomats would remain at the building, though it will be stripped of its consular name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He stripped his man clean in the open court, raced down the right wing and did this nasty reverse dunk.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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