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)
Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The room was thick with steam, my wet T-shirt sticking to me, wanting to be peeled off.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The footage shows a man standing on a ladder, carefully peeling off old wallpaper using a tool.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
As Edward’s fretting hands peel off the wet and bleeding parts of his post-trial face, the body horror is shown primarily in the darkened glass of a framed photograph.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca commands with fierce lead vocals and guitar work, while Megan peels off blistering licks on lap steel and sings harmony.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The room was thick with steam, my wet T-shirt sticking to me, wanting to be peeled off.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The footage shows a man standing on a ladder, carefully peeling off old wallpaper using a tool.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
As Edward’s fretting hands peel off the wet and bleeding parts of his post-trial face, the body horror is shown primarily in the darkened glass of a framed photograph.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Peel (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peel%20%28off%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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