Meanings
verbpeel back the onion (third-person singular simple present peels back the onion, present participle peeling back the onion, simple past and past participle peeled back the onion)
present singular third person peels back the onion · participle present peeling back the onion · participle past peeled back the onion · past peeled back the onion
- Synonym of peel the onion.
Synonyms: peel the onion
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of peel the onion.
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peel back the onion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peel%20back%20the%20onion
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“peel back the onion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peel%20back%20the%20onion. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peel back the onion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peel%20back%20the%20onion.
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