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as in nude
lacking or shed of clothing
had recurrent nightmares about being naked in public
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as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
the winter trees now look so naked without their colorful fall foliage
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as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
a naked room waiting for an interior decorator's inspired touch
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Recent Examples of naked
After naked nails, a bright, solid-colored manicure is the second easiest to DIY on this list.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Some 500 miles to the southwest sits another naked high-rise, the Campanile office tower at Peachtree and 14th streets, an eyesore at one of the most important intersections in Atlanta.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
As the name indicates, these insects are nearly impossible to see with your naked eye.
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Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
19 June 2026
The rapper was arrested last August after allegedly roaming the streets of Los Angeles nearly naked.
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Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for naked
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Some 500 miles to the southwest sits another naked high-rise, the Campanile office tower at Peachtree and 14th streets, an eyesore at one of the most important intersections in Atlanta.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
As the name indicates, these insects are nearly impossible to see with your naked eye.
—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
19 June 2026
The rapper was arrested last August after allegedly roaming the streets of Los Angeles nearly naked.
—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for naked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naked
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After the girl and Valentin-Rios connected, Valentin-Rios began sending her unsolicited nude photographs, the lawsuit says.
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In an adjoining installation, nude collaborators floated inside a dunk tank flanked by port-a-potties; visitors were encouraged to use (the urine was filtered into the tank).
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Cover crops are plants grown to protect the soil and improve soil conditions, typically during periods where the soil would otherwise be bare, such as between cash crop growing seasons.
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Her bare and scraped-up leg hung out from mid-thigh.
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The questions Campbell needs to answer are simple.
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Some lenders are more exposed than others.
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.
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As one of Quince’s best-sellers, this soft T-shirt is a luxe swap for a plain cotton tee.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency develops and updates maps that determine who’s in a flood plain and must buy insurance, and to help communities plan.
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How To Keep It Cleaner Longer While synthetic wicker furniture is built to take the elements, wicker pieces woven from natural materials are porous and are not meant to be left out in uncovered areas.
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So will many of you seated in uncovered sections.
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At the time, however, the bald eaglets had already fledged about a month before Independence Day.
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Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
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The only food stall that was open during kickoff sold turkey legs for $23, a smash cheeseburger for $20 and a giant western sausage for $20.
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Over the last two weeks, fires have popped up in an open space area in the eastern part of the Denver metro area very close to homes.
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“Naked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naked. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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