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tanning

[tan-ing] / ˈtæn ɪŋ /
NOUN
preservation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
care conservancy conservation safeguarding safety security storage
STRONG
curing defense evaporation freezing guard guardianship keeping perpetuation refrigeration safeguard safekeeping salvation saving shield support sustentation ward
WEAK
canning pickling preserval upholding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
danger neglect
STRONG
endangerment harm hurt injury
WEAK
destruction ruin
NOUN
whipping
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flogging licking pounding spanking thrashing trouncing
STRONG
caning pasting pummeling punishment walloping

Example Sentences

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Residents and tourists who were out shopping or tanning on the beach of this gleaming business hub of the United Arab Emirates watched with curiosity as missiles were intercepted above them like loud, daytime fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Yet the WHO has put tanning beds in the highest cancer-risk category alongside smoking, asbestos and alcohol.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Harmful misinformation claiming sunbeds offer health benefits in winter is being spread by tanning companies on social media, the BBC has found.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

It is commonly used as a preservative, an antibacterial agent, and in leather tanning.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

There was Midland with its improbably tall buildings, glassy and shimmering in the sun like misplaced tanning reflectors.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger