denudation

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To say that any complete denudation of the writer occurs in the successful work is, according to me, a romantic exaggeration.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 22, 2001

Mencken's denudation of America's Sunday-go-to-meeting image was carried out with wit and a once admired prose style.

From Time Magazine Archive

But even the youngest existing chain has suffered so greatly from denudation that the aspect which it presented at the time of its uplift can only be dimly perceived.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

Because of their less resistance to denudation, these rocks have permitted a broadening of the valley in this part of the course.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

The preservation of the forests is primarily for the protection of the water supply, and this is not possible through the denudation of the lands.

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress