as in bronzed
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1
as in whipped
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 licked
to strike repeatedly
a time when children were routinely tanned for misbehavior
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanned
Adjective
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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
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Eight years ago, we were introduced to Trump in vivid technicolor: her bronzed complexion and piercing blue eyes perfectly framed inside her caramel balayage.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The brown suede handbag or loafer are the perfect everyday essential.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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Every white case lit by Vault A’s overhead fluorescent lights holds, on average, about 1,000 brown and white cardboard file boxes, each with neat handwritten labels noting what pieces of Idaho history are inside.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Venice Prosecutor's Office has opened a probe into the killing of a rare ruddy shelduck that was seen dead in a video featuring President Donald Trumps' eldest son, in December, said La Nuova Venezia.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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No matter which big name is delivering them, a couple of ruddy Hulk smashes just aren’t enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Because even with the defense being battered Monday, Detroit’s forward group is intact.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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And Hezbollah is battered after fighting Israel in Lebanon.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Metro Detroit will get pelted with wet weather today, from a wintry mix in Wayne County to as much as 3 inches of snow in places like Oakland County and parts of Macomb, according to the National Weather Service office in White Lake.—
Natalie Davies,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Superman is shielding children from explosive blasts, getting pelted with trash tossed by angry spectators, and mourning a fallen Kelex.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Tanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanned. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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