deforesting

verb

present participle of deforest
as in barking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforesting
  1. barking
  2. scaling
  3. stripping
  4. shelling
  5. skinning
  6. shucking
  7. exposing
  8. flaying
Verb
  • While some Boeing planes also use PTUs, the mechanism is different and doesn’t produce the same barking sound.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of barking back, his commander accepted the boundary and deferred the task to the following week.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of barking
Verb
  • Participation in the program plummeted after the passage of a 2023 law that made outdoor dining permanent while also scaling it back significantly.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine says Russia is scaling up its production of ballistic missiles, aiming to exploit Kyiv's critical shortage of Patriot air defense interceptors that can stop them.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of scaling
Verb
  • The best shampoos cleanse your scalp and hair from roots to ends, freeing it from buildup and gunk without stripping the scalp of natural and vital oils.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Take care when using a string trimmer around tree roots and avoid stripping the bark.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of stripping
Verb
  • Mansouri was subjected to Israeli shelling earlier this week, according to Lebanon’s state news agency.
    — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Pass the time shelling on its pristine beaches or swimming in the sparkling waters.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of shelling
Verb
  • If hunting or skinning animals, use gloves, and cook game meat thoroughly before eating.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • If hunting, trapping or skinning animals, use gloves when handling animals and cook game meat thoroughly before eating, according to the CDC.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of skinning
Verb
  • Did the grocery store place the trash can near the corn because folks were shucking with wild abandon and leaving behind a big mess?
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • These stories usually involve a woman shucking societal norms of being nice, pretty, and obedient.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Definition of shucking
Verb
  • There is almost always a clean way to do that without exposing you and her to unknown risks and surprises.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Recent observations of some little red dots at lower redshifts have shown the cloud of gas around the black hole begin to disintegrate, exposing the black hole and the X-rays produced by the accretion of gas onto it.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of exposing
Verb
  • The end came with England on 50-0, with Stokes flaying Foulkes to Mitchell at mid-on.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • Dwight grabbed my arm, wrenching my hand out of my pocket, flaying it like a fish, pulling me along.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of flaying
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“Deforesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforesting. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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