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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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Residents and tourists who were out shopping or tanning on the beach of this gleaming business hub of the United Arab Emirates watched with curiosity as missiles were intercepted above them like loud, daytime fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

During January, the BBC searched TikTok, Instagram and Facebook for videos about winter tanning and examined online accounts of sunbed companies in the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Other online adverts we saw suggested the health risks of sunbeds were exaggerated or they promoted tanning sessions as safe or low risk.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Indoor tanning drastically increases melanoma risk, and scientists have now mapped the sweeping DNA damage tanning beds inflict across nearly the entire skin surface -- damage far beyond what sunlight causes.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

No longer interested in the water, we joined our mother on the beach blanket and dedicated ourselves to the higher art of tanning.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris