tanning bed
noun
US
: a machine that people lie in while being exposed to bright light in order to darken their skin
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This could be from tanning bed use or not using proper sun protection.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
After severely burning her skin, Natalia Armstrong is warning her followers against any irresponsible uses of a tanning bed.
—Staff Author, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
He was ultimately located in the tanning bed at the gym, in the 8000 block of Hardegan Street, on Monday morning.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The reality is that just one tanning bed session before the age of 35 can increase your chances of developing melanoma by 75%.
—Photo: Courtesy Of Sean Smith., refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
Indianapolis police are investigating the death of a man found dead in a tanning bed at a Planet Fitness gym Monday morning.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The Skin Cancer Foundation drives home that even one tanning bed session is highly dangerous.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 15 July 2024
Unless accelerated by a tanning bed, skin damage can take years, if not decades to develop, experts say, leaving today’s unwary youth at risk for early skin aging and lethal skin cancers such as melanoma.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 June 2024
Lisa Frankenstein is an ’80s pastiche by way of Mary Shelley, with a broken tanning bed taking the place of the usual electrical lab equipment.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
After severely burning her skin, Natalia Armstrong is warning her followers against any irresponsible uses of a tanning bed.
—Staff Author, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
He was ultimately located in the tanning bed at the gym, in the 8000 block of Hardegan Street, on Monday morning.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The reality is that just one tanning bed session before the age of 35 can increase your chances of developing melanoma by 75%.
—Photo: Courtesy Of Sean Smith., refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
Indianapolis police are investigating the death of a man found dead in a tanning bed at a Planet Fitness gym Monday morning.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The Skin Cancer Foundation drives home that even one tanning bed session is highly dangerous.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 15 July 2024
Unless accelerated by a tanning bed, skin damage can take years, if not decades to develop, experts say, leaving today’s unwary youth at risk for early skin aging and lethal skin cancers such as melanoma.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 June 2024
Lisa Frankenstein is an ’80s pastiche by way of Mary Shelley, with a broken tanning bed taking the place of the usual electrical lab equipment.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Tanning bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tanning%20bed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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