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Recent Examples of untanned
With two employees and a vault filled with gold nuggets and untanned animal pelts, the bank would soon become an essential part of the state’s economic engine; a year later construction on the Alaska Railroad completed and people turned to First National for banking security.
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Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022
Then the fingers at the ends of those long, thin, untanned arms would attack the keys with the furiously proficient ardor of a Rubinstein or a Rubirosa.
—Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
Papyrus scrolls were made of parchment, an untanned animal skin -- not paper.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
Some of the scroll parchments are tanned (part of the Eastern tradition) and some are untanned (a Western tradition).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2019
Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2022
Then the fingers at the ends of those long, thin, untanned arms would attack the keys with the furiously proficient ardor of a Rubinstein or a Rubirosa.
—Richard Corliss, Time, 28 Oct. 2022
Papyrus scrolls were made of parchment, an untanned animal skin -- not paper.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2020
Some of the scroll parchments are tanned (part of the Eastern tradition) and some are untanned (a Western tradition).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untanned
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Concerns over his physical shape had already come to the fore over the summer after paparazzi pictures revealed a pasty complexion and an overweight figure.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
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Not only are you supposed to use the two-finger rule to measure your SPF accurately, but many of the ones on the market also make a laundry list of promises only to leave you with a pasty white cast or a glob of grease.Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
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The company, which relies heavily on sales in mainland China where Arc’teryx and Salomon are especially popular, suffered from fears of weak consumer demand given the pallid state of the Chinese economy.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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Blend it in with a finger, a brush, or a sponge, and voila: a summery, outdoorsy flush to keep ashen winter skin at bay.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
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And, as the air gets colder and dryer, the last thing anyone wants is to be caught with ashy skin.Essence, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
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The pale purple fluid, which had been posted on multiple skin tones on the website showed up ashy and chalky where online photos boasted a gentle hue.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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The pale lemon hue, which could pass for a neutral, has been worn by stars like Aubrey Plaza, Rihanna and Emily Ratajkowski on the red carpet.Hannah Malach, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Discover Madewell’s striped and Uniqlo’s pale blue 100% cotton options, Zara’s chocolate brown shirt with a rounded hem, and Everlane’s oversized black iteration, crafted from Tencel.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
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An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.Anne Higonnet, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023
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If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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On weekends, lines here are virtually unavoidable, with students, neighbors, and bagel hunters waiting for the slightly doughy bagels with a nice crust that are as big as a hand.Devra Ferst, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024
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Plus, the kid isn’t dead either, as his flailing pale self that looks on the verge of the cadaverous pops out of the trunk Jack shoves him in.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
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Moreover, keeping the cadaverous Biden in the White House is a daily reminder to the American people of the feebleness and anemia of the Democratic Party, which taints Harris by association.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
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“Untanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untanned. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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