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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
Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
All the cuts are broken down from yellow-skinned heirloom chickens, skewered, and grilled over charcoal.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 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
The suspect is described as a light-skinned Black male who is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and has a thin build.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
All the cuts are broken down from yellow-skinned heirloom chickens, skewered, and grilled over charcoal.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 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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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
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Investigators said some female victims were found naked or partially unclothed, with evidence of severe mutilation and objects including grenades, nails and household tools inserted into their bodies.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The ceremony also marks the contribution of the generations of artisans whose work is at last fully visible as the final cranes and scaffolding are peeled from the basilica’s exterior.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Investors will keep their eyes peeled for the exact financial details, which have so far eluded scrutiny.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Verb
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People are robbed, assaulted and cheated.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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That does not prove every student cheated.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Verb
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The combination of sugar snap peas and whipped tofu with a sizzling oil drizzle is a meatless stunner.—
Ellie Krieger,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 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
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Elsewhere on the ruby red carpet, Greta Lee paid homage to beloved cowgirl, Jessie, brought to life by Joan Cusack in all five films, wearing a red and white spherical, one-shoulder gown plucked straight from the Christian Dior spring 2026 couture runway.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Either way, what ancient musicians realized is that changing the length of a string also changed its vibration when plucked, which in turn changed the musical pitch.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The storms also damaged and flattened homes while bringing down trees and power lines, leaving residents across several states to pick up the pieces.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Most organizations that flattened did not do this.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Though none of the victims have been identified, police have said the women were all between 30 and 35 years old, had tattoos and were found partially undressed.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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In other harrowing instances, Panettiere said an Oscar winner once exposed himself to her at an industry party and a close female friend once invited her, then 18, onto a superyacht, only to abandon her to a famous man, who was undressed.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinned. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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