deforesting

verb

Definition of deforestingnext
present participle of deforest
as in barking

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  1. scaling
  2. exposing
  3. baring
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  • According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, it is alleged that Hodinkee has faced numerous challenges in scaling and developing its business in recent years.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Those are big ambitions, but Finck believes that scaling quickly and creating economies of scale will be key to spurring adoption.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of scaling
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  • The situation reached a tragic crescendo with the Beirut Port explosion in August 2020 — the largest non-nuclear blast to date—that devastated large parts of the city, further exposing governmental failings and amplifying public despair.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • One of the most common concerns that comes with training intelligent agents is exposing sensitive information to security risks.
    Gregorio Alejandro Patiño Zabala, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of exposing
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  • And whether its embedding bone-chilling, teeth-baring looks or not into its spooky sequences, Smile 2 spends a lot of time mining horror out of the old-fashioned music-industry apparatus.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Maher has definitely proven to be a fan of a skin-baring fashion.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of baring
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deforests

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“Deforesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforesting. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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