leathered

past tense of leather

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of leathered 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
Verb
  • Hakeem actually whipped his members to shut the government down.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to the house, the new version in washed and vegetable-tanned leather boasts lighter hardware, an adjustable shoulder strap and a single-zip opening.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The resulting leather sheets are tanned using natural vegetable processes.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The media and entertainment conglomerate's stock notched gains as Paramount Global slashed its workforce more than 3% this summer and made other moves to restructure its struggling broadcast business.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • If 2024 is any indication, coveted clothing and accessories from TikTok-popular brands will be majorly slashed in price (sometimes by as much as over 50 percent off).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Replays suggested that Woltemade had flicked the ball in.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The old reservoir flicked at the edge of my consciousness—like hearing your parents fighting but not grasping the stakes.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Conservatives on social media immediately lashed out at the news.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some Bethpage fans lashed out in a way that added to the embarrassment of the day.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a video posted just days before the competition started, Richter gets his butt slapped by his mentor.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Leathered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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