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skinned

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verb

past tense of skin
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as in peeled
to remove the natural covering of I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

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Recent Examples of skinned
Adjective
The ruling was intended to stop agents from targeting Home Depots and car washes and detaining brown-skinned, Spanish-speaking day laborers. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 In the comics, Sinestro was a former Green Lantern and mentor figure to Jordan, but the red-skinned alien flips and becomes one of Jordan’s greatest villains. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2026
Verb
From there, several clusters of yams made their way into the kitchen, where they were washed and skinned, revealing the white starchy insides. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026 The animals were valued for their fur and often trapped and skinned, while logging destroyed much of their habitat. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skinned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinned
Adjective
  • Earlier in the day, Miller’s attorney took blame for an unclothed photo of Miller and Emily Moreno’s daughter published in a trove of documents Miller made public Sunday to support his claims of innocence.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Whether roasted until soft and caramelized, pureed or peeled in fresh veggie ribbons, September’s abundant harvest offers the ultimate bridge between late-summer sun and early-autumn comfort.
    Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • While on the trail, keep your eyes peeled for wildlife your dog may be tempted to chase.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The producers’ suit appeared to sputter out in 2022, when a judge ruled that they were not cheated out of profits and that AMC had sued a standard definition.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While holding Gnocchi, a large street cleaning truck whipped down the street and startled him into clawing away.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Cheese foam is a smooth and slightly salty whipped foam topping popular in boba drinks.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Her words, as if plucked from a Sunday morning sermon, speak to the source of her strength.
    Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Other items were plucked from antique stores and flea markets around the globe.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Three-dimensional pyramids were flattened into square plates; cones became circular discs.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities flattened 21 tankers and trucks seized in two cases involving the theft, transport, and resale of subsidized diesel.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Content created with generative AI, or gen AI, tools can include fake nude images and videos; deepfakes; and content from nudification tools and apps, which allow a user to generate a fake image that depicts people as undressed.
    Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026

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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinned. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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