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disfurnish

verb

Definition of disfurnish

as in to strip

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Despite those dynamics, there was talk in recent days on Capitol Hill about the prospect of stripping the Washington congresswoman of her sole committee assignment.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
First-round picks in 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032 and 2033 were stripped.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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The main drama involves a rural teen-age tee girl who recognizes the resort’s president as the potentate who evicted her family from their land.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
In 1968 Britain considered evicting the family by force, with declassified documents showing a plan to raze the fort.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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According to Lahey, depriving kids of desirable difficulties results in kids who can’t handle frustration, give up at the first hint of a challenge, and are less able to learn.

— Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
During the war’s previous winters, Russia systematically battered Ukraine’s power grid, depriving thousands of heat and light in freezing temperatures.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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