Thesaurus results for EXFOLIATED

exfoliated

verb

past tense of exfoliate

as in shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside a soap that promises to help me exfoliate all that dry, flaky skin I've apparently been carrying around

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Recent Examples of exfoliated Sebum plugs or product residue get exfoliated away with fine sea salt crystals. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Apparently, my defenses exfoliated along with my skin. — Mike Albo, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026 The outermost layer of skin (epidermis) has been exfoliated, revealing newer, more sensitive layers underneath. — Essence, 8 Jan. 2026 The resulting small crystals (in millimeter sizes) are exfoliated into small flakes for making black phosphorus nanostructures and nanoscale devices. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2016

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Rose soon shed their Americana trappings, publicly embraced their queerness, and revamped their musical identity.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Following news that SpaceX is in talks to access as many as 80,000 cell sites to grab market share from the Big Three telecoms, some analysts on Wall Street are making a key distinction that may shed light on SpaceX's strategy.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

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Combine 1 large red or yellow onion, finely chopped, 3 celery stalks, finely chopped, 1 large carrot, peeled, finely chopped, 1 tsp.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
To save time, look for pre-cut, peeled butternut squash cubes in your supermarket.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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Individual containers of food were not marked to indicate the food items to be discarded under time as public health control.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Not just dead satellites and discarded rocket stages, but millions of tiny fragments travelling at enormous relative velocities.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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