as in hides
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the desperados rawhided their horses in a futile attempt to outride the posse pursuing them
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Linda at one point hides from a rescue team, dreading a return to a society where the Bradleys of the world trod over the Lindas.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026 -
When the government hides its jails from Congress and treats state health mandates as obstacles, the issue is no longer immigration policy.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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These long straps hang off your child's car seat, acting as an additional anchor point for front-facing car seats and preventing them from tipping forward.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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The luxurious touch of velvet elevates any look, while the thick straps and flat sole give it a practical element.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2026
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Congress slashes taxes, writes stimulus checks, and fattens unemployment-insurance payouts.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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The old formula not only fails to reflect how much Argentine households spend on present-day staples like Netflix subscriptions and iPhones, experts say, but also underrepresents the costs of public services like health care and electricity that have skyrocketed as Milei slashes subsidies.—
Isabel Debre,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Outlook for runoff remains poor The stakes are rising as the Colorado’s multidecade shrinking act continues to challenge the Southwest’s capacity to water crops and supply cities with reservoir storage that can’t keep up.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Among those potential moves to appease MAHA would be a ban on pre-harvest desiccation, a process where weed killers are applied to crops before harvest to make harvesting easier.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Rawhides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rawhides. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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