: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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The whole branzino arrived crispy skinned and topped with pink pickled ginger shoots, Tokyo turnip and celery leaf salad and a drizzle of lemon-chili vinaigrette.
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The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
For example, Cro-Magnons were dark skinned and lived in huts, not caves, and had a virtuosity in cave painting which could not be reproduced today, one expert says.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
This method follows the lead of thinner skinned English cucumbers, which are shrink-wrapped in plastic.
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2024
Rapp later poked fun at the moment on Instagram, posting a snapshot of herself with an unmistakable run in her pantyhose and a skinned knee.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
For example, there was no Russia collusion but his thin skinned and verbal incapacity to cogently argue his positions made his the butt of every liberal comedian.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023
The Musée Grévin, a museum in Paris, France, that specializes in wax figures of famous people, came under fire recently for a sculpture of Johnson that many found to be too light skinned to represent the actor, who is multi-ethnic.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
For those who may harbor entitlement due to being fairer skinned, witnessing darker-skinned Black women thriving in every aspect of life can be triggering.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Jan. 2024
Melanoma, for example, is more common among lighter skinned people, while squamous is more common among those with darker complexions.
—Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023
The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
For example, Cro-Magnons were dark skinned and lived in huts, not caves, and had a virtuosity in cave painting which could not be reproduced today, one expert says.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
This method follows the lead of thinner skinned English cucumbers, which are shrink-wrapped in plastic.
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2024
Rapp later poked fun at the moment on Instagram, posting a snapshot of herself with an unmistakable run in her pantyhose and a skinned knee.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
For example, there was no Russia collusion but his thin skinned and verbal incapacity to cogently argue his positions made his the butt of every liberal comedian.
—Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023
The Musée Grévin, a museum in Paris, France, that specializes in wax figures of famous people, came under fire recently for a sculpture of Johnson that many found to be too light skinned to represent the actor, who is multi-ethnic.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
For those who may harbor entitlement due to being fairer skinned, witnessing darker-skinned Black women thriving in every aspect of life can be triggering.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Jan. 2024
Melanoma, for example, is more common among lighter skinned people, while squamous is more common among those with darker complexions.
—Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023
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skinned
adjective
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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