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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
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The officer was a güero, Acosta Peña told me—blond and light-skinned.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Wu takes attacks personally and is thin skinned, dismissing the criticism rather than trying to learn something from her mistakes.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The officer was a güero, Acosta Peña told me—blond and light-skinned.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
My buddies hang skinned, whole deer in a walk-in cooler for up to two weeks before butchering.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinned
Verb
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After an animal crosses the road, keep your eyes peeled for others who are likely to be following.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once your squash has been peeled and/or cut, that's when refrigeration is necessary.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Learn about the latest scam that has cheated companies out of millions.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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LaVine and Monk whipped the crowd into a frenzy, combining to make 17 of 32 from the field and 10 of 18 from 3-point range as the Kings bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The cold brew is bitter but topped with a fluffy, whipped cold foam that tastes almondy, sweet and spice-filled.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Several South Shore residents reported witnessing federal immigration agents forcibly removing unclothed children from apartments during the pre-dawn raid in Chicago.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The man stands just beyond a vivid swirl of similarly unclothed American Indians with discolored bodies, a jarring imagining of the senseless violence and disease that ravaged the Ohlone people, who first settled in the coastal Northern California land that now comprises much of the Bay Area.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Every red carpet misstep, every viral sound bite, is instantly flattened into content.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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The documentary, Peck said, is intended to convey his frustration that Orwell’s name has too often been flattened into an adjective, and 1984 into mere speculative fiction.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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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In the eighth, the Dodgers squeezed two more out of Toronto’s bullpen to create a cushion for Yamamoto.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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But the program may still get squeezed by the sweeping cuts proposed across the government.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinned. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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