tanning bed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tanning bed
An Americanism dating back to 1980–85
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I found Sedona Quantum Consciousness online, via an advertisement for its Cell-Well Medbed, which appeared in photos to be a souped-up tanning bed.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
A CeraVe sunscreen campaign woos Gen Z tanmaxxers with a social-media video series that kicks off with the dramatic destruction of a tanning bed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The rule drew more than 9,000 public comments from both physicians and cancer research organizations supporting its implementation and from tanning bed industry representatives and business owners opposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"In tanning bed users, we saw those same dangerous mutations across almost the entire skin surface."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
Ama sidesteps a spotted gecko using a rock as a tanning bed.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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