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as in cheated
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 whipped
to defeat by a large margin
we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament
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Recent Examples of skinned
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
As Erivo’s green-skinned character attempts to save Oz’s animals while evading capture from the Wizard of Oz’s army, Grande’s character battles internal conflict over her role as a spokeswoman for the Wizard’s regime.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
His ascension consolidates power in the hands of members of the country’s small, lighter-skinned economic elite for the first time in recent memory, and has been for months the subject of political infighting and intense debates about colorism and class that harken back to Haiti’s colonial history.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
As Erivo’s green-skinned character attempts to save Oz’s animals while evading capture from the Wizard of Oz’s army, Grande’s character battles internal conflict over her role as a spokeswoman for the Wizard’s regime.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
My buddies hang skinned, whole deer in a walk-in cooler for up to two weeks before butchering.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
This indicates the victims were skinned, the flesh removed, the bodies disarticulated, and then cooked and eaten.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinned
Verb
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Marrow also peeled back the curtain on how Louisville balances its revenue-sharing budget.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now that the dust has settled, a handful of insiders peeled back the curtain on the meeting that marked the beginning of the end.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Passed over to his hapless son (Dacre Montgomery), our (anti-)hero wires a shotgun to his head and takes him hostage, claiming that the organization’s business maneuvers cheated him out of a substantial fortune.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The woman lives alone, AFP added, citing local media outlets, and was ultimately cheated out of approximately 1 million yen, or about $6,700.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The actress whipped out some ballerina dance moves to ensure each pair was still comfortable enough for any and all activities.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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This mordant delight — about two young men who befriend one another in a support group for people who’ve lost a twin — whipped the Eccles theater into a frenzy with its cuttingly dark laughs and unexpected plot twists.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Woolf's remains were found unclothed and partially decomposed near the San Joaquin trailhead in Tucson in December 2024.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Some of these people are ranting and raving, threatening violence against strangers or exhibiting tendencies to hurt themselves, others are quietly living in filth or unclothed or unshod in frigid temperatures.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Minimalist The latest crop of sleek, minimal leather jackets feel plucked from Gwyneth Paltrow in the 90s, in the best possible way.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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There were no stoves in the cabins, so Huse plucked native oranges off the trees to make everyone freezer pies.—
Gabrielle Calise,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Entire towns were flattened, leaving more than 450 people dead, thousands injured, and nearly every building on the islands destroyed or badly damaged.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen in the course of the Gaza conflict.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinned. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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