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as in exterior
an outer part or layer
space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft
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as in pelt
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable
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as in leather
the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use
calfskin gloves
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as in to sting
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 to cream
to defeat by a large margin
we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament
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Recent Examples of skin
Pauleanna Reid, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The disorder leads to symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue and cyanosis, or bluish discoloration of the skin, said Dr. Michael Levine of UCLA Health.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 May 2025
Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In healthcare, for example, AI is being used in skin cancer detection, yet studies show that dermatologists are less likely to recommend biopsies for malignant skin cancers on patients with darker skin.
—Pauleanna Reid, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The disorder leads to symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue and cyanosis, or bluish discoloration of the skin, said Dr. Michael Levine of UCLA Health.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Verb
The formula is a gel-cream that hydrates skin with such ingredients as collagen-boosting copper peptides, smoothing saccharide isomerate, moisture-retaining sodium PCA, and calming zinc oxide.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 May 2025
Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skin
Noun
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Scaling the exterior of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa may be out of reach, but doing your own stunts is possible.—
Scott Bay,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
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Compared to the existing two terminals, the low-lying exterior profile of T3 has some similarities.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Vanderbilt’s win adds another pelt in the team’s stretch of dominant home-court performances this season.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hunted nearly to extinction for their pelts, they were later branded a nuisance for flooding farmland and chewing through timber.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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What to do when your parents don’t like pets, and your father, who owns a shoe store, loves crocodile leather?—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Artisanal leather designer Marie Bernadette Woehrl was tucked away in Ganterie Boon—one of Europe’s last surviving family-run glove stores.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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That's because high humidity levels can cause a lot of moisture to become trapped in these materials which leads to wood bucking or paint peeling overtime.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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Then score down the skin, peel back and eat like so.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Rough as that was, a fielding mistake may have stung worse.—
Compiled From Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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According to news stories, Macron was stung by the report’s lukewarm reception in Algeria.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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In a second bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to cream together softened salted butter and equal parts white sugar and light brown sugar.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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My picks on that day were black-eyed peas, cornbread, a pork chop, and creamed corn was nestled right next to my macaroni and cheese.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, the funeral for her father-in-law brought the bad feelings to the surface and her husband told everyone off.—
Stephanie Guerilus,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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Unfortunately, applying insecticides or essential oils to surfaces isn’t useful.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Sora nailed the adorable close-up details, Bella’s floppy ears, the texture of the fur, the light hitting the waves.—
Kim Komando,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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No amount of vacuuming and brushing is a match for the almighty dog fur!—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Skin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skin. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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