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Recent Examples of leathery
Abibu's brown, leathery skin splits easily.
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Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
Eating all the antioxidant-rich fruit inside the leathery rind, including the sweet and tangy pulp, will also deliver nearly 25 grams of fiber — helping to meet the 22 to 34 grams recommended by the CDC for adults.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The flowers, which are shaped like a snapping turtle’s head, are held on erect stems flanked with leathery green leaves.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
Pour Femme spotlights a lilac accord, while leathery, woody Pour Homme features juniper oil and orange flower absolute.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
Eating all the antioxidant-rich fruit inside the leathery rind, including the sweet and tangy pulp, will also deliver nearly 25 grams of fiber — helping to meet the 22 to 34 grams recommended by the CDC for adults.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The flowers, which are shaped like a snapping turtle’s head, are held on erect stems flanked with leathery green leaves.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
Pour Femme spotlights a lilac accord, while leathery, woody Pour Homme features juniper oil and orange flower absolute.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leathery
Adjective
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The backcourt duo of Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, also known as the StudBudz, are shifty, tough shot-making guards who can get hot in a hurry.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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And that’s tough on those guys.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The risk is that the model overreaches, stripping out human oversight in ways that leave the system brittle.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is a rich, almost chewy, Old Fashioned variation where the salinity of the beef fat meets the sweetness of the maple syrup and subtle chocolate undertone.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Pinckney’s cookies are soft, chewy, with just the right amount of crisp at the edges.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathery. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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