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Recent Examples of leathery
This leathery red skinned fruit is available from fall into winter and California and Arizona grow the nation’s supply of them.
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Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Look for smooth, matte, leathery skin free from cracks and soft spots.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
Indian hawthorn has leathery, dark green leaves that take on a pleasing purple hue in winter.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Choose plants with narrow leaves, tiny leaves, succulent leaves, fuzzy leaves, silvery leaves, hard leathery leaves, and/or needles.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Look for smooth, matte, leathery skin free from cracks and soft spots.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
Indian hawthorn has leathery, dark green leaves that take on a pleasing purple hue in winter.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
Choose plants with narrow leaves, tiny leaves, succulent leaves, fuzzy leaves, silvery leaves, hard leathery leaves, and/or needles.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leathery
Adjective
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Going through a severe injury is probably the toughest thing an athlete can go through.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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More companies are dialing back flexible work schedules and mandating that employees return to the office part-time or full-time, forcing women into tough situations.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Traditional robotics has addressed this by separating locomotion and manipulation into distinct controllers linked by state machines, resulting in slow, brittle, and unnatural behavior.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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It's typically dried rather than eaten raw, with a brittle shell and stringy pulp that's traditionally cracked open and steeped to make a mildly sweet, herbal tea.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This means the inside and outside will have the perfect chewy-crispy ratio.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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These soft and chewy treats are the result of dozens of careful recipe tests.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathery. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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