as in sensitive
easily offended
she only laughed at the teasing, but a more thin-skinned person would have gotten angry
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Recent Examples of thin-skinned
In the view of one of his old friends, Vance, in becoming a national figure, has also become more thin-skinned, not unlike many of the tech titans who support him.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Shore explains that thin-skinned squash like delicata or butternut have the most edible skins.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Russet potatoes with thick skins typically need to cure a little longer than thin-skinned varieties, but most potatoes should be dry and fully cured within two weeks.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
The murder is our slimy protagonist’s thin-skinned response to Alberto mocking a moment of apparent vulnerability on the Penguin’s part.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Skin: Look for thin-skinned limes with smooth rinds free of brown spots, which are a sign the limes are older and could be on their way out.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024
Opinions on the 2024 elections Opinion For thin-skinned Trump, every week is Shark Week
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Why this won’t be 2020’s Trump-Biden debate
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A closer look at Harris shows how effective she’s become
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Forget conventional wisdom.
—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
This thin-skinned varietal is known for being a diva in the vineyard, requiring a seasoned winemaker’s deft hand to transform it into fine wine.
—Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
And in the case of Xi, the leader is thin-skinned, stubborn, and dictatorial.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Shore explains that thin-skinned squash like delicata or butternut have the most edible skins.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Russet potatoes with thick skins typically need to cure a little longer than thin-skinned varieties, but most potatoes should be dry and fully cured within two weeks.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
The murder is our slimy protagonist’s thin-skinned response to Alberto mocking a moment of apparent vulnerability on the Penguin’s part.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Skin: Look for thin-skinned limes with smooth rinds free of brown spots, which are a sign the limes are older and could be on their way out.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024
Opinions on the 2024 elections Opinion For thin-skinned Trump, every week is Shark Week
Opinion
Why this won’t be 2020’s Trump-Biden debate
Opinion
A closer look at Harris shows how effective she’s become
Opinion
Forget conventional wisdom.
—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
This thin-skinned varietal is known for being a diva in the vineyard, requiring a seasoned winemaker’s deft hand to transform it into fine wine.
—Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
And in the case of Xi, the leader is thin-skinned, stubborn, and dictatorial.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thin-skinned
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An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of leaking sensitive information to two news outlets in the hopes of sabotaging a hostage deal with Hamas in a political scandal that has roiled Israeli politics.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The group is known for deploying ransomware that encrypts data and uses double extortion tactics, threatening to release sensitive information on its dark web leak site if ransom demands are not met.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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People with anxiety may also feel irritable, tense, or restless, and may have a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Max was admitted to the hospital after experiencing severe pain in July and was diagnosed with transient synovitis, a condition also referred to as irritable hip.Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
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Sunak dropped his attempts at contrition and became tetchy and confrontational instead.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
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Laying bright, bracing guitars over taut, tetchy, minimalist drums and bass, their sound brings to mind Wire and the very earliest Cure and Echo and the Bunnymen.Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
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But here’s another example of how lies beget lies, leading to some touchy situations.Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Why do demons, ghosts and killers put me at ease but sending a touchy email or text stops me in my tracks?Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Inevitably all this tumult attracts the attention of a trio of huffy rival confectioners, Slugworth (Paterson Joseph), Prodnose (Matt Lucas), and Fickelgruber (Mathew Baynton).Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
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Its engagingly huffy maestro, Michel Troisgros, is preparing to hand over the reins to César, his eldest son and head chef.Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Nov. 2023
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It’s certainly made for these (end) times: a lushly surreal, cynically ticklish goof on the ineffectiveness of political summits as apocalyptic dread mounts.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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While plenty of jokers and pranksters offered responses, most users responded by unexpectedly trauma-dumping on the ticklish Muppet.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Thin-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thin-skinned. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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