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Recent Examples of untanned
Then the fingers at the ends of those long, thin, untanned arms would attack the keys with the furiously proficient ardor of a Rubinstein or a Rubirosa.
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Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
With two employees and a vault filled with gold nuggets and untanned animal pelts, the bank would soon become an essential part of the state’s economic engine; a year later construction on the Alaska Railroad completed and people turned to First National for banking security.
—Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022
Papyrus scrolls were made of parchment, an untanned animal skin -- not paper.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
Some of the scroll parchments are tanned (part of the Eastern tradition) and some are untanned (a Western tradition).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2019
Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
With two employees and a vault filled with gold nuggets and untanned animal pelts, the bank would soon become an essential part of the state’s economic engine; a year later construction on the Alaska Railroad completed and people turned to First National for banking security.
—Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022
Papyrus scrolls were made of parchment, an untanned animal skin -- not paper.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
Some of the scroll parchments are tanned (part of the Eastern tradition) and some are untanned (a Western tradition).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untanned
Adjective
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Adam is a pasty attorney and fella.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Opponents of the proposal want the county to consider different locations for the park site, arguing the project may harm a variety of native species to the area, including the western spadefoot toad and pallid bats.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Always, always those little ashen faces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Hitchcock didn’t respond, his face slowly turning ashen.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The mom-of-six styled her ashy blonde hair in an effortless blowout, showing off her darker brown roots.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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Champagne blonde There’s butter blonde, sandy blonde, ice blonde, and ashy blonde.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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One star is a pale orange and the other is a very distinct blue.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Other signs include pale or yellow leaves all over, mushy stems, and visible fungus at the base of the plant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Fresh lemons are lightly seared in butter and tossed with blanched broccolini, Swiss chard, and peas.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2026
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Trump — who has threatened to withdraw from the bloc and questioned its collective-defense promise — has asked allies for plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz; many have so far blanched at offering support.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The colors are really sallow and kind of ugly.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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The cold of winter can leave your complexion dry, sallow, and desperate for hydration.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nilsson’s version shares little with its source beyond Adam and Eve themselves, here recast as doughy, beigy silhouettes striking poses amid an almost psychedelic soup of parti-color fronds, blobs, and amoebas.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The doughy treats are a consistent favorite among Aldi shoppers.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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“Untanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untanned. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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