1
as in to hide
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
The industry has also faced growing competition from alternatives like spray tans and tanning lotions.
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
At the center of it all, John Summit — tanned, smiling, his shirt unbuttoned to a chest level that suggested a regular workout routine — threw up heart hands while manning the cockpit of CDJs before him.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
More than 90% of global leather production uses chrome tanning methods that can harm both workers and the environment.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
By 2024, the number of U.S. tanning salon establishments dwindled to fewer than 21,000, per IBISWorld.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
At the center of it all, John Summit — tanned, smiling, his shirt unbuttoned to a chest level that suggested a regular workout routine — threw up heart hands while manning the cockpit of CDJs before him.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
More than 90% of global leather production uses chrome tanning methods that can harm both workers and the environment.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
By 2024, the number of U.S. tanning salon establishments dwindled to fewer than 21,000, per IBISWorld.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tan
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Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, the cause of the odor is often hidden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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She even, no joke, at one point, spits on the stage and licks it back up.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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When the family's roast dinner was over, the OP (original poster) set the plates and some pots and pans on the floor for her dog to lick.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Underneath her coat, Witherspoon wore an ankle-length black skirt and leather round-toe boots.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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Compare with the Met’s full-size cast, from 1985, and these miniatures cleave the collective anguish into distinct emotions — one figure seems mid-dance, one bored, another ecstatic — in a range of patinas, from dark chocolate to leather.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Russia pounded Kyiv in an hourslong barrage Thursday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 87 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since July.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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For those interested in exploring opportunities in the legal cannabis space, pounding the pavement can be a heady process.—
Iris Dorbian,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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Those already on the skating rink floor are showing off their skills: doing tricks (sometimes with a partner), two-stepping to the beat and whipping their bodies into turns that seem impossible.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Continue reading … 'NUMEROUS QUESTIONS' – China lashes out, levels accusation against the US over COVID-19 origins.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Foot at head-height, his hamstring clearly fixed, the Dutchman lashed it over his own shoulder into the net.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Project 2025 was a sweeping blueprint from the 2024 campaign season from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, to slash the federal workforce and dismantle federal agencies.—
Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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The plan would slash $18 billion out of the N.I.H. budget, shrinking it to $27 billion — a stark contrast from its heyday in the 1990s, when a bipartisan Congress voted to double its budget within five years because Republicans argued biomedical research was an engine for economic growth.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Eastern Hills goalkeeper Sincere Williams was pelted for much of the game, stopping 20 of the 24 shots on goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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Or navigate tricky social and strategic dynamics at Tribal Council while being pelted by driving rain?—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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