as in swindling
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as in plucking
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 whipping
to defeat by a large margin
we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament
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Recent Examples of skinning
The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
Nicknamed skimo, ski mountaineering combines uphill skiing (skinning), technical climbing (bootpacking) and downhill skiing.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Once the animal gets to the processor, the first thing that happens is the skinning process.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
That assumes your startup is developing artificial intelligence tools for cat-skinning.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Omar Kardoudi
march 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Then the athletes rip off the skins and ski a short downhill portion before returning to climbing, this time with a combination of skinning and bootpacking (dashing uphill in their ski boots, with skis secured to a backpack).
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
The sport, therefore, has a strong relationship with the military, with troops in such environments regularly skinning up mountains before skiing back down.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
This can include field dressing, skinning, butchering into various cuts and packaging.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Otherwise known as Bloody Face, Thredson's murderous actions, including skinning victims, were motivated by his search for a mother figure after being abandoned as a child.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The blade is made from highly-durable, extra-sharp steel, making skinning and deboning a breeze.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Candice and Glenn sent Parker and Madison to wash off their swamp smell, then did the dirty work of prepping and skinning the frogs.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
These markings may be associated with skinning and flesh removal, and some of the remains show possible signs of human tooth marks.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
The United States will compete in the relay, which starts with a section of skinning — essentially racing uphill with a free heel and climbing skins glued to the skis.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
Nicknamed skimo, ski mountaineering combines uphill skiing (skinning), technical climbing (bootpacking) and downhill skiing.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Once the animal gets to the processor, the first thing that happens is the skinning process.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
That assumes your startup is developing artificial intelligence tools for cat-skinning.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
In tight spaces where a straight driver can't complete a full rotation, that elbow geometry is the difference between finishing the job and abandoning it after hurting your wrist, skinning your knuckles, and questioning your life choices.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Then the athletes rip off the skins and ski a short downhill portion before returning to climbing, this time with a combination of skinning and bootpacking (dashing uphill in their ski boots, with skis secured to a backpack).
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
The sport, therefore, has a strong relationship with the military, with troops in such environments regularly skinning up mountains before skiing back down.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
This can include field dressing, skinning, butchering into various cuts and packaging.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Otherwise known as Bloody Face, Thredson's murderous actions, including skinning victims, were motivated by his search for a mother figure after being abandoned as a child.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The blade is made from highly-durable, extra-sharp steel, making skinning and deboning a breeze.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Candice and Glenn sent Parker and Madison to wash off their swamp smell, then did the dirty work of prepping and skinning the frogs.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
These markings may be associated with skinning and flesh removal, and some of the remains show possible signs of human tooth marks.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinning
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Her lawyers, Giuseppe Iannaccone and Marcello Bana, have denied there was a case of grand larceny, which would include fraud and swindling.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Buffering with a ceramide-rich moisturizer reduces redness and peeling during the first weeks of use.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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If preparing vegetables from scratch is an option for you, a few extra minutes spent washing, peeling, and chopping can add flavor, texture, freshness, and value to your cooking.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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As with the studio version, the track began with Lifeson plucking out a delicate intro on a nylon-string guitar before blasting into monster electric riffs.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden became a devotee after plucking it from the beauty closet and using it religiously.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
10 June 2026
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The Seahawks won those shootouts, but that was mostly due to their special teams whipping the Rams and their offense going off, especially in the Super Bowl qualifier.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Throughout the record, the image of Petras’ life in freefall recurs, giving the record a sense of hair-whipping freedom and heart-stopping urgency.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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Whatever romance Rodrigo is tracing the history of apparently did not end in cheating or any other horrible behavior that would lead her back toward the kind of recriminatory rockers that were among the previous albums’ highlights.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Just needed his seat in Congress despite his lying and cheating, kind of like the guy sitting in the White House.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Lightweight enough to toss into a carry-on, these slippers still have a durable sole, meaning quick trips to the airplane bathroom or hotel hallway don’t require squeezing back into shoes.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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Americans are reeling from a cost-of-living crisis that’s squeezing even the biggest earners in the country.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Yet following closely behind is Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth), Wardex’s nervy CEO, who’s intent on burying the facts out of fear that humanity can’t handle this mind-expanding knowledge.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Keep the language concrete and avoid burying the point under explanation.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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There’s an art to the hand-cutting and chiseling of the tiles which has been passed down through generations.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
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The type of manual mining Ojibwe perform to obtain pipestone, however, involves crawling into small caves and careful chiseling by hand.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Skinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinning. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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