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flayed

VERB
remove skin, bark, hide, etc.
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Anderson flayed a boundary to make it two to win but then gloved a Neil Wagner short ball down leg.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

The Spun, a sports blog, flayed Plum for her “embarrassing lack of tax knowledge.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

One of his recurring subjects was meat, from flayed rabbits to rayfish, with odorous side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

“It’s very human to not want to have yourself sort of flayed open for the world to see.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

The fly’s tiny black legs flayed the air fiercely, then its wings were free again, buzzing noisily, but its body remained glued fast.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok



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