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Recent Examples of pigskin
While Coach was so focused on football that he might as well have been made out of pigskin, Claudia leaned toward the performing arts, having played the clarinet in her high school band.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The college football postseason is in full swing, and for the next few weeks, the pigskin will take over televisions from morning through the night.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
The room itself is the shape of a football, and appointed with blue faux-pigskin walls.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The college football postseason is in full swing, and for the next few weeks, the pigskin will take over televisions from morning through the night.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
The room itself is the shape of a football, and appointed with blue faux-pigskin walls.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigskin
Noun
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Cushy seating is ideal for napping, reading, working from home, or avoiding the news of course, especially when done up in decadent velvet or plush sheepskin.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2026
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The new policy doesn’t cover taxidermy or byproduct materials such as leather, sheepskin, wool or mohair.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Get Tough Purchase ones made from cowhide, goatskin, or pigskin leather or abrasion-resistant canvas that will be harder for thorns to penetrate.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The first violins were strung with sheep intestines, while early timpanis bore heads made from goatskin.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As a new baseball season gets underway, here’s hoping that the owners’ memories are jolted by the smell of Cracker Jack® and horsehide.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2024
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Kate paired it with the Bahrain pearl drop earrings, the toffee-colored Nano Montreal bag from her beloved DeMellier, and gold calfskin Ralph Lauren pumps.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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The top and bottom layers are 100 percent top-grain calfskin leather, and the middle layer is a proprietary, thin fiber that the company claims is 15 times stronger than steel.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The kid from Istanbul’s streets was not an aberration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gatorland has taken in its first rescue alligator of the year, an animal measuring 11 feet, 3 inches and found near the south end of Orlando’s International Drive.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Contestants were buried alive, shocked with electricity, left to escape a box of alligator gars, had to jump between moving semi-trucks.—
Scott Huver,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Down on the edge of the forest, the young men were preparing masks made from bark cloth—very light material, almost like deerskin—on frames.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Mixing two unexpected prints, like polka dots and snakeskin, feels totally modern, but the pencil skirt, wide belt, and halter top combo is pure nostalgia.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Case in point: The marble fireplace in his home has custom, Art Deco inspired molding, rendered in bold turquoise snakeskin.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Pigskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigskin. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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