1
as in skin
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use
the company claims to use only the finest leathers for its shoes and handbags
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as in pelt
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
this jacket was made from real leather
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
an expert rider will find almost no reason to leather a horse
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Recent Examples of leather
Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 20 June 2025
Rather than going for conventional boardroom-style ties, Falk is looking at creating ties from materials like lace, pearls, and leather.
—Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Phil Hay, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Almost from the start, Dharavi was defined by its industries: from the traditional potters of Gujarat who began arriving in the late 1800s, to leather tanners from Tamil Nadu and embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Noun
Case in point: Dua Lipa has worked the look with both a dress and a leather jacket this summer.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 20 June 2025
Rather than going for conventional boardroom-style ties, Falk is looking at creating ties from materials like lace, pearls, and leather.
—Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Verb
News round-up Real Madrid set up El Clasico in Spain’s Supercopa by leathering Mallorca 3-0 last night.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Almost from the start, Dharavi was defined by its industries: from the traditional potters of Gujarat who began arriving in the late 1800s, to leather tanners from Tamil Nadu and embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leather
Noun
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If your clothes are too tight, the sweat on your skin can't evaporate, which is key to keeping your body cool.—
Clare Marie Schneider,
NPR,
19 June 2025
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For congested or breakout-prone skin, exfoliating pads are a game-changer.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 June 2025
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Vanderbilt’s win adds another pelt in the team’s stretch of dominant home-court performances this season.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hunted nearly to extinction for their pelts, they were later branded a nuisance for flooding farmland and chewing through timber.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Transparency is another issue: Pricing for procedures varies wildly and is often hidden until the bill arrives.—
Paulina Wierzbicka,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The first iteration of Somni opened in 2018 inside the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, a restaurant hidden inside of José Andrés’s Bazaar, but closed in 2020 as a pandemic casualty.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Some might be medium and thick with curly hair, or long and wavy like a Saint Bernard's coat.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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On June 19, the model took to Instagram with a roundup of photos documenting what life has been like with her 4-year-old daughter, Khai. Hadid, 30, kicked off the carousel with a photo of her and Khai enjoying a cloudy day at Central Park and bundled up in coats.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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The poster noted that Pepper now has a missing fur patch on top of her head and one on her front legs.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Victor’s mother and father were Sephardic Jews who owned fur stores.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The San Diego native whipped a low cross into the box, which both Adriana Leon and Ascanio narrowly missed.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Chelsea took the lead on 13 minutes when Neto raced away from deep inside the Flamengo half and opened his body before whipping the ball past Agustin Rossi.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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But Bush and his legal team succeeded, in one respect: Bush’s responses to Lake’s petition, as well as other supporting exhibits and documents pertaining to Bush’s side of the case, remain under seal or heavily redacted.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Once closed, a waterproof seal keeps those bits from wetting and rusting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
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For the past 20 years, conservationists in Spain worked to rehabilitate their European beaver populations and eventually noticed beavers living closer and closer to the border with Portugal, the organization said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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This led to a chain of cause and effect (a trophic cascade) that affected beavers, birds, and even the flow of the river.—
Nitin Sekar,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Leather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leather. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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