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flay

[fley] / fleɪ /
VERB
remove skin, bark, hide, etc.
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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With Green stepping back to flay an expected short ball, he was bluffed by a Carse yorker that splattered the stumps.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

This isn’t to criticize the family, but to flay CNN, which should have reported the factual context of the household’s inflation experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

A sizable slice of the joy derived from “Pose” is in watching Jackson flay her challengers with the crisp delivery and presence perfected by the likes of Grace Jones.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2018

But if there is anyone out there today blessed with Playeresque moxie, it’s Spieth, whose wild flay on 13 at Birkdale would have driven most to salt tears.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2017

But presently I gave command to my officers to flay those sheep the bronze cut down, and make burnt offerings of flesh to the gods below—to sovereign Death, to pale Persephone.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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