stripped-down
Americanadjective
adjective
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Plus, Cher’s onstage flub, Bad Bunny’s strong words for ICE and Justin Bieber’s stripped-down performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
The Nashville-based singer and songwriter discusses the stripped-down breakup songs of her new album, ‘Fatal Optimist.’
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
But in many ways, it’s something better, offering proof positive that Springsteen’s stripped-down version of “Nebraska” was the right artistic choice.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025
But perhaps a bigger factor was the release of Deep Seek’s stripped-down AI model in January, which raised the prospect of an AI future with far less power demand than investors had thought.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
In California and New York, in the advertising world and in Silicon Valley, it became a kind of cult object that matched the stripped-down aesthetic of the new economy.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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