weathered
adjective
weath·ered
ˈwe-t͟hərd 
1
: seasoned by exposure to the weather
2
: altered in color, texture, composition, or form by such exposure or by artificial means producing a similar effect
weathered oak
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The black luxury bus pulled up to the front entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel Austin at twilight, and when Jim Irsay disembarked — cane in hand, flustered expression on his weathered face — something seemed a little off.
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Police received permission to send the remains to a lab specializing in extracting DNA from weathered bones.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The neighborhood is home to Brooklyn’s largest public-housing complex, a Tesla dealership, the only IKEA in the five boroughs, and modern brutalist condos alongside weathered cottages, remnants of the nineteenth-century maritime trade.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Florida may have top-tier white-tablecloth coastal cuisine, but some of the freshest seafood in the state comes in a paper basket at a weathered picnic table.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
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Michael Silver, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Police received permission to send the remains to a lab specializing in extracting DNA from weathered bones.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The neighborhood is home to Brooklyn’s largest public-housing complex, a Tesla dealership, the only IKEA in the five boroughs, and modern brutalist condos alongside weathered cottages, remnants of the nineteenth-century maritime trade.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Florida may have top-tier white-tablecloth coastal cuisine, but some of the freshest seafood in the state comes in a paper basket at a weathered picnic table.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
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“Weathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weathered. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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