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as in exterior
an outer part or layer
space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft
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as in pelt
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable
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as in leather
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use
calfskin gloves
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as in to sting
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him
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as in to cream
to defeat by a large margin
we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament
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Recent Examples of skin
Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
But the 27-year-old also has a reputation for getting under other players’ skin.
—Tess Demeyer, New York Times, 5 June 2025
Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 May 2025
Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Bunting returned home in 1966 as a product manager at Noxell Corp., famed for its Noxzema cleansing cream and other skin care products.
—Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
But the 27-year-old also has a reputation for getting under other players’ skin.
—Tess Demeyer, New York Times, 5 June 2025
Verb
The formula is a gel-cream that hydrates skin with such ingredients as collagen-boosting copper peptides, smoothing saccharide isomerate, moisture-retaining sodium PCA, and calming zinc oxide.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 May 2025
Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skin
Noun
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Scaling the exterior of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa may be out of reach, but doing your own stunts is possible.—
Scott Bay,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
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Compared to the existing two terminals, the low-lying exterior profile of T3 has some similarities.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Vanderbilt’s win adds another pelt in the team’s stretch of dominant home-court performances this season.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hunted nearly to extinction for their pelts, they were later branded a nuisance for flooding farmland and chewing through timber.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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What to do when your parents don’t like pets, and your father, who owns a shoe store, loves crocodile leather?—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Artisanal leather designer Marie Bernadette Woehrl was tucked away in Ganterie Boon—one of Europe’s last surviving family-run glove stores.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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That's because high humidity levels can cause a lot of moisture to become trapped in these materials which leads to wood bucking or paint peeling overtime.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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Then score down the skin, peel back and eat like so.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Rough as that was, a fielding mistake may have stung worse.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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According to news stories, Macron was stung by the report’s lukewarm reception in Algeria.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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In a second bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to cream together softened salted butter and equal parts white sugar and light brown sugar.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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My picks on that day were black-eyed peas, cornbread, a pork chop, and creamed corn was nestled right next to my macaroni and cheese.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, the funeral for her father-in-law brought the bad feelings to the surface and her husband told everyone off.—
Stephanie Guerilus,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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Unfortunately, applying insecticides or essential oils to surfaces isn’t useful.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Sora nailed the adorable close-up details, Bella’s floppy ears, the texture of the fur, the light hitting the waves.—
Kim Komando,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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No amount of vacuuming and brushing is a match for the almighty dog fur!—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Skin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skin. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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