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Recent Examples of leathery
Those bones also needed to be strong, though, to support the load of the tough, leathery wing membranes.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
Beach vitex has small, round leaves and a smooth, leathery texture.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025
But since the skin is quite leathery and not as tearable as a banana peel, this is one occasion in which proper tools make the task much quicker and easier.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Again came her measured footsteps, and with them Dev’s first encounter with the impossible, leathery taste of whiskey.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
Beach vitex has small, round leaves and a smooth, leathery texture.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025
But since the skin is quite leathery and not as tearable as a banana peel, this is one occasion in which proper tools make the task much quicker and easier.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Again came her measured footsteps, and with them Dev’s first encounter with the impossible, leathery taste of whiskey.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leathery
Adjective
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Morton, 43, may take that advice under serious consideration, mentioning how tough the fans – and even fellow cast members – have been on her following this past season’s cast trip to Grenada.—
John Lawson,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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But after rookie third baseman Ronny Mauricio made an exceptionally tough double play to end a two-on, one-out threat in the bottom of the eighth, there was no way the Mets were losing.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Like a brittle leaf spiraling down a garden path, or the last cigarette passed between friends.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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In extreme cold, the plastic frames can become brittle and break.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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