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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 one-episode stint, released in 2022, has Withers starring as a biracial, light-skinned teen who should be eligible for a scholarship awarded to Black students. Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 The clip features Momoa as a green-skinned monster with prosthetic fangs and pointed claws. Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 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
  • Poblano peppers are charred and peeled, then stuffed with picadillo, a mix of ground beef, spices, nuts and seasonal fruits such as pears and apples.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Plus, whether unpeeled or peeled cucumbers are better for you.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 13 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
  • That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And that daring move seemed to set the tone for the rest of the night, as Kansas City whipped the reigning AFC West champions 31-10.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 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
  • Those also turned to boos on Strand’s first NFL pass, which Horn deflected and Lloyd plucked out of the air at close range.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • According to Anderson, a key part of the Patriots’ winning formula was Brady’s sense that Belichick had plucked him from obscurity.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver, a world of human complexity has been flattened deliberately to remove the inconvenient excesses of emotion and feeling.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • What stayed with him was not just the gravity of their circumstances, but their refusal to be flattened by it.
    Riann Phillip, Vogue, 18 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 23 Sep. 2026.

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