skinned

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It was her husband returning from the day's hunt, a large plastic bag in hand containing a skinned seal.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

A post-mortem of the giraffe - during which the carcass was skinned, cut up and then fed to the lions - was broadcast live online.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

Its leaves are like umbrellas shielding the delicate skinned, daffodil-colored fruit from the sun.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Several years ago, an MIT study led by Joy Buolamwini PhD '22 found that facial-analysis programs had much higher error rates when predicting the gender of darker skinned people.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

“I can’t calm! He’s horrible! He ruined everything last night! You’d have skinned me alive if I’d behaved the way he did!”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles