untanned

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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. 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
  • Because Teddy believes that the woman sitting before him, freshly shorn and covered in pasty white lotion, is not of this Earth.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Myers, the talent behind Wednesday’s roommate, Enid Sinclair, in the show, conversely, kept a pasty, pale visage, drawing attention to her deep plum lipstick.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Morfydd Clark, pallid at first, has some emotive scenes at the wedding when Ophelia rails at Hamlet for turning away from her.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Its skin looked yellow, and sometimes ashen.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Given shorter travel times, a greater number of people would be able to experience its otherworldly ashen plains.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That thoughtfulness is why the foundation blends seamlessly without ever leaving behind an ashy cast, a struggle many of us know all too well.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
  • When the hydrants ran dry, the loss of pressure caused ashy water to backflow into the lines.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The fruit’s pale, glossy surface already gives it that eerie eyeball effect.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The floors were made of pale gray wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Carter’s research for a billionaire aesthetic included combing through design magazines and coffee-table books, noting blanched color palettes and editorial spreads that both reflect and shape real-world luxury.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The film is aggressively teal with a sallow greige (gray-beige) overcast.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Toby’s is also predictably wonky, like a Santa after too many shots of whiskey, and Paul says that it’s barely cooked and far too doughy.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone will love the soft, doughy texture and the sprinkling of seeds or salt on top.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Untanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untanned. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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