Every stupid human thinks progress is clearing the land when it is actually denuding the land and destroying an ecosystem.
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Denuding
Synonyms for "denuding" (14 found)
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12 entriesbark removalbedrock exposuredefoliation processdenudation processdenuded surfacedenuding processepithelial denudationsoil exposuresurface exposuretissue denudationvegetation denudationvegetation removal
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But through the heavy pasturing of that section, together with a series of dry seasons denuding the whole country of such cover as would be necessary for the bird's protection from hawks and vermin, they have become nearly if not quite extinct.
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