as in whipped
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 leathered
The main space includes a custom kitchen with an induction Verona stove, leathered granite counters and a large copper farmhouse sink.
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Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
Inside, the home features 10-foot coffered ceilings, white oak floors, and a kitchen with a La Cornue range and light leathered marble countertops.
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Businessden,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
Mirrors have a patina, coffee tables are leathered and trunk-like.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Mounting annoyance manifested itself in bizarre fashion last night when manager Chris Wilder, walking towards the tunnel at half-time, leathered a ball into the crowd in anger, above.
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Heeled, bubbled, square-toed, strapped or leathered out with metal accents like Longoria’s, the shape is proving its range.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
Inside, the home features 10-foot coffered ceilings, white oak floors, and a kitchen with a La Cornue range and light leathered marble countertops.
—
Businessden,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
Mirrors have a patina, coffee tables are leathered and trunk-like.
—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Mounting annoyance manifested itself in bizarre fashion last night when manager Chris Wilder, walking towards the tunnel at half-time, leathered a ball into the crowd in anger, above.
—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Heeled, bubbled, square-toed, strapped or leathered out with metal accents like Longoria’s, the shape is proving its range.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leathered
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Haaland leaped and whipped a header toward the corner of the net — only for the goalkeeper to make a save.
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The menu features Mediterranean delicacies, starting with mezze like hummus, muhammara (a walnut and red pepper dip) and whipped feta spreads.
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Blond, blue-eyed and perpetually tanned, Harmon served as Groucho Marx’s assistant on the 1961 CBS game show Tell It to Groucho, then starred as a girl in Hawaii who gets mixed up in a robbery in the beach party movie One Way Wahine (1965).
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His skin is tanned, similar to a Lunarian king.
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But bad news continued as a leading ratings agency slashed its outlook for BMW to negative from stable, as analysts wondered if the German manufacturing base might be under threat.
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Governor Kathy Hochul separately slashed the Manhattan shuttle-bus fare from $80 to $20, meaning two of the most powerful governors in the country spent the spring competing to subsidize FIFA, a private organization.
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Much like the Snicko technology used in cricket, broadcasters could even show a graphic illustrating the precise moment that Isak had flicked the ball on.
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The next batter in Grahm Hutton flicked a chopper to third base and Harrington went on contact.
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With two strikes and two outs in the ninth inning, Turner lashed a single to center.
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Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media.
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Aranda slapped an outside changeup on a line down the leftfield line, and the ball struck the screen on the fair side of foul pole for a three-run homer.
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The Days of Our Lives actress slapped Today show anchor Craig Melvin mid-interview.
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The 54-year-old, who had only been in charge since January, watched on as his side was thrashed 5-1 by Sweden.
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Not Taylor Swift, not Timothée Chalamet, not any of the Wall Street masters of the universe and the Big Law partners and the Hollywood celebrities who thrashed violently in their seats when OG Anunoby came flying in as a deliverance — his fingertips seemingly sent from heaven.
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“Leathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathered. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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