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Definitions

tanning

[tan-ing] / ˈtæn ɪŋ /
NOUN
preservation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
care conservancy conservation safeguarding safety security storage
STRONG
curing defense evaporation freezing guard guardianship keeping perpetuation refrigeration safeguard safekeeping salvation saving shield support sustentation ward
WEAK
canning pickling preserval upholding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
danger neglect
STRONG
endangerment harm hurt injury
WEAK
destruction ruin
NOUN
whipping
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flogging licking pounding spanking thrashing trouncing
STRONG
caning pasting pummeling punishment walloping

Example Sentences

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Dermatologists have long cautioned that indoor tanning lamps are no less dangerous, since they expose users to ultraviolet light at concentrations far above natural sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The World Health Organization counts UV-emitting tanning beds as a Group 1 carcinogen, alongside other known human carcinogens like tobacco cigarettes and asbestos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Tiffany Kahl, who owns a tanning and wellness salon in Pennsylvania, hunts business-class travel deals as a hobby and subscribes to Thrifty Traveler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Giant, stainless-steel mixing tanks and vats, on their sides, tanning in the Florida sun.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

He was in the tanning business in Hudson, Ohio, at the time of his marriage.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry