Thesaurus results for TAN

tan

verb

ˈtan

as in to lash

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt

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as in to lick

to strike repeatedly a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior

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Recent Examples of tan Other myths, such as how tanning your perineum can boost energy and balance hormones, or how eliminating seed oils from your diet will protect you from the sun, have also fed into Gen Z tanning culture. —

The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 Arsenic also negated the need to tan skins of mammals and other animals. —

Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2026 The rule drew more than 9,000 public comments from both physicians and cancer research organizations supporting its implementation and from tanning bed industry representatives and business owners opposed. —

Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Peters has also mentioned taking Melanotan II, which facilitates tanning without the use of sunlight. —

Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tan

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There was lace everywhere and leather too.

— Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
From Ikebana studios in Kyoto to leather workshops in Florence and tartan looms in Stirling, a growing number of trips now build entire itineraries around a single craft.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026