unswathed

verb

past tense of unswathe
as in stripped

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  1. stripped
  2. exposed
  3. denuded
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  • Errors of execution and discipline forced by the relentlessness of a French team stripped of many of its leading players meant New Zealand was unable to secure its win until the final minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Sustainable investing is already on the back foot, worn down by years of greenwashing scandals, funds quietly stripped of their green labels, and a political backlash that treats ESG as an insult.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of stripped
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  • Casemiro was able to coast through performances against poor Haiti and Scotland sides in two of Brazil’s group stage games, but Morocco provided much sterner opposition that exposed some worrying gaps in midfield.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • Authorities stopped letting people into the National Museum of African American History and Culture, with more than 1,000 sheltering outside the building and some exposed to the elements.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of exposed
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  • ProPublica and High Country News observed overgrazing in multiple states, including streambeds trampled by cattle, grasslands denuded by grazing and creeks fouled by cow corpses.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The school itself is one story and sprawling, the campus denuded of pine trees.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Unswathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unswathed. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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