as in exposed
lacking a usual or natural covering
a peeled banana
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Recent Examples of peeled
Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In addition to following the above advice, keep your eyes peeled for some of the warning signs your spider plant may be in danger in winter.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
Luckett likes to keep her eyes peeled for intricate, patterned pieces.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Lightly grease a small roasting pan or gratin dish with olive oil and place 8 (1- to 1 1/2-inch wide) strips of roasted and peeled red bell peppers in single layer.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Although winter vegetables such as rutabaga and butternut squash are traditionally peeled, delicata squash's skin is surprisingly edible, not to mention delicious—so no need to peel.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
As the hard balls inside the mill collided with the graphite, the material was repeatedly fractured and peeled apart into thin graphene sheets.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
Keep your eyes peeled for wild horses grazing along the ridgelines.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
McCarty could see the man pounding on the doors and windows, and the 6-year-old watched on as a fire engine and ambulance peeled onto the street.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.
—Verb
Once that’s smooth, the shrimp — peeled, deveined and tails removed — are added.
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During that intrusion, the attacker discovered an exposed API that could be used to access customer information linked to 700Credit's dealership clients.—
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America is entering 2026 with a health system that is more politically exposed, more unequal, and more unstable than at any time in recent memory.—
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Cackles, even, as the obnoxiously loud guy sitting behind me barked throughout the show.—
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Singleton gestured rapidly and barked at his teammates after the play.—
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Keep in mind that a covered pot boils faster than an uncovered one.—
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Start with uncovered cups, then increase difficulty by baiting only some cups to encourage scent work.—
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But the case laid bare a stark divide on the high court.—
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People typically work two, three or more jobs just to survive, and still cupboards and refrigerators are nearly bare.—
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Here are the 31 open spaces — and the reasons they were chosen — that were featured in this series from the people highlighted in 2025.—
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The system continuously evolves through modern open systems architecture and system modularity.—
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One foot was naked, and the other was frozen in its boot.—
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That critique of American foreign policy – that US high-mindedness and democratic idealism conceal naked corporate interests – persisted through the Cold War and into the 21st Century.—
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“Peeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeled. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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