tanning
Americannoun
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the process or art of converting hides or skins into leather.
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a browning or darkening of the skin, as by exposure to the sun.
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Informal. a thrashing; whipping.
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Who needs umbrellas when you’ve got a tanning bed, a chin-up bar, beef-tallow stockpiles, and a gallon of only-sometimes-poisonous raw milk?
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: Get a summertime glow, no matter the season, with these expert-recommended tanning mousses, sprays and drops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
They also proposed displaying cigarette-style images at sunbed shops and tanning salons to dissuade people from using them.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The UVA radiation in a tanning bed is roughly 15 times that found anywhere on the surface of the planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Hilly was tanning in the sun, I was fanning in the murky shade.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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