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as in cheated
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 whipped
to defeat by a large margin
we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament
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Recent Examples of skinned
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
The suspect was described as a white or light-skinned male wearing a light-colored shirt, pants, and a hat.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
But, in market, each one is skinned differently and matched with unique-to-OEM services.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
This casting also gives more oomph to the musical’s love quadrilateral, which pairs Queenie and Burrs with a B-couple, the rising star Kate (the ever-magnetic Adrienne Warren) and her escort, Black (an exceptionally suave Jelani Alladin), who are here both darker-skinned.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
The suspect was described as a white or light-skinned male wearing a light-colored shirt, pants, and a hat.
—Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Once skinned, the animal will hang in a walk-in cooler overnight.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
But, in market, each one is skinned differently and matched with unique-to-OEM services.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinned
Adjective
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Police responding to a burglary report found Thiam unresponsive, unclothed and suffering from severe head injuries on the 2400 block of Federal Street on Nov. 10, 2025.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The film begins with Bardot, then 22 and playing a restless orphan living in Saint-Tropez, lying unclothed on her stomach.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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For example, there’s quite a bit of autopsy footage in Faces of Death — lots of literal getting under the skin, and also, in one of the movie’s more stomach-turning moments, having skin peeled back off a skull.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The daughter peeled her mother’s hands away from Louise.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Schiller is a man who cheated death and whose harrowing ordeal is dramatized by actor Tony Shalhoub in a recent movie.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The chat room was on fire, because Magnus Carlsen had lost to the kid—Hans Niemann—and then implied that Hans had cheated.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Macaroons are made with shredded coconut that's added to whipped egg white and sugar.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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The pop-rock hit appeared last on the set and whipped the crowd into a frenzy of propulsive jumps and the loudest cheers of the night.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Beaufort, North Carolina This fishing village with century-old homes, idyllic marinas, and pristine beaches could be plucked from a vintage postcard.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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With its cast of characters essentially plucked from Fugard’s early life in Port Elizabeth, the play introduces Hally (a stand-in for Fugard) at a crossroads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Residents returning to southern villages and Beirut suburbs find entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble, with buildings flattened and infrastructure destroyed by weeks of intensive strikes.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Entire rows of power poles were flattened.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Raasch remains in custody on 12 counts of videotaping an undressed person and three counts of eavesdropping.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The 37-year-old Sacramento man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of eavesdropping, a felony charge, along with 12 counts of misdemeanor photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area, jail records show.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinned. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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