as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod
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as in to move
to leave a place often for another
it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host
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Recent Examples of peel (off)
Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The museum has since reported that the painting, which was behind glass, was unharmed, the photo having been peeled off it shortly after its application.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2024
Stan stars as a man whose lifelong disfigurement is miraculously reversed; the shoot included a grisly three-and-a-half-hour session spent peeling off chunks of his face.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
There’s a new genre of influencers who peel off layers of skin products every morning.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
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Ratings fell throughout Season 1 as audiences peeled off in droves, and most of those who abandoned ship have clearly not returned.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The museum has since reported that the painting, which was behind glass, was unharmed, the photo having been peeled off it shortly after its application.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2024
Stan stars as a man whose lifelong disfigurement is miraculously reversed; the shoot included a grisly three-and-a-half-hour session spent peeling off chunks of his face.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
There’s a new genre of influencers who peel off layers of skin products every morning.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Peel (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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