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peels

verb

present tense third-person singular of peel

as in barks

to remove the natural covering of she peels apples with lightning speed

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Recent Examples of peels As autumn progresses, the husk peels back, revealing the orange berries. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026 Nordic noir suggests the presence of violence and hatred beneath the tranquillity and order of the Scandinavian welfare state, just as Southern noir peels back hospitality and charm to reveal repressed family secrets and moral decay. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 Paint peels away from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2026. — Kevin Breuninger,terri Cullen, CNBC, 31 July 2026 The only delightful new practical shot is when Johnson peels a banana with his teeth. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 His wife, Yusra Abu-Alhasab, peels back the curtain to tell her husband something in Arabic. — Jenna Thompson june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 This peels the macro noise off the 10-K, leaving behind a clean, company-specific dataset that background models can actually calculate. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 As the series peels back the secrets surrounding the coastal town, Southwick’s performance evolves from rebellious teenager to a young man forced to confront painful truths about his family and his place in a much larger story. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 June 2026 Blending sharp humor, irreverent games and unexpected twists, each episode peels back the polished layers of today’s most talked about talent to reveal the human behind the fame… and no topic is off-limits. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 May 2026

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Despite his breed, Genji has yet to discover the famous Shiba scream and, in fact, barely barks.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Cumming barks in a jump-scare moment that takes the group by surprise.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

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