tanning bed

noun

US
: a machine that people lie in while being exposed to bright light in order to darken their skin

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And while smashing a tanning bed should’ve gotten his point across, Cameron also spoke with InStyle to share more skin care tips, plus a couple beauty bonuses courtesy of his new fiancée. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026 Using a tanning bed before age 35 can raise melanoma risk by about 75%, Tassavor noted. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Before then, it was thought that indoor tanners were about 75% percent more likely to develop melanoma than those who have never tanned indoors, and that just one session in a tanning bed could increase the risk by 20 percent. — Tori Crowther, Allure, 19 Mar. 2026 People would go to the tanning bed for sure. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tanning bed

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“Tanning bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tanning%20bed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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