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as in skins
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 pelts
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
this jacket was made from real leather
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as in hides
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 leathers
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Sultry summer colors like aloe green, freesia and rose gold, along with shiny metallic leathers, are prominent across the evening assortment.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
And then there are the ultralight leathers.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Buyers can choose between pickup or wagon body styles, soft- or hard-top roofs, and an almost limitless palette of colors, leathers, and trims.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, the company is experimenting with a business-to-business model, brokering regenerative leathers to other fashion brands.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Sultry summer colors like aloe green, freesia and rose gold, along with shiny metallic leathers, are prominent across the evening assortment.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
And then there are the ultralight leathers.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Buyers can choose between pickup or wagon body styles, soft- or hard-top roofs, and an almost limitless palette of colors, leathers, and trims.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, the company is experimenting with a business-to-business model, brokering regenerative leathers to other fashion brands.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leathers
Noun
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In the 1991 blockbuster based on Thomas Harris’ 1988 bestseller, a character known as Buffalo Bill murders and skins women, eerily echoing Gein’s mode of operation.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Gein said that he was motivated by the desire to make a full-body suit out of these women’s skins, planning to occupy them and become his mother reincarnated.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Things take a sad turn, though, when a band of marauders wearing masks and animal pelts charge towards the boat and open fire, hitting Cooper in the chest with an arrow.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Sep. 2025
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Around that same time, English merchants began offering Caribbean rum to the Shawnee and other Native groups as part of the trade in deerskins and beaver pelts.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
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Target’s sale has discounts on thousands of storage furniture pieces, like this soft and roomy fleece bench with a lift-top and this cabinet that discreetly hides and deodorizes trash cans.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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The haziness of the energy balance hides this brief imbalance, which allows the virtual particles to influence the real world.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are other nods to the house codes, like the billowing backs on the jackets and coats, or the peacoat.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2025
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For kitties, there are three suction levels to handle cats with both thick and thin coats.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ros was especially proud of this space, where seven artisans work on bags and furs.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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European colonists in America killed beavers primarily for their furs and for their scent glands, which were (and are) used in perfumes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So unless Benito uncharacteristically whips out a slate of cover songs, his set will be entirely in Spanish.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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So the magnetic field has to stay synchronized with the increasing mass of the particle, ramping up in strength as the particle whips around.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Consistency builds trust and slashes audit drag.—
Jagbir Kaur,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cherry picks up a knife and slashes Laura’s tires on the way out, for good measure.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Leathers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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