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as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
trees that are bald in the winter aren't the best for giving a home year-round privacy
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as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
try to avoid the bald statement "You're wrong!" when trying to reason with someone
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as in obvious
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
her angry neighbor's bald accusations of stealing his mail offended her
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Recent Examples of bald
Aguilera was described by police as a Latino man standing 5-foot-11, weighing 190 pounds, with brown eyes and a bald head.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
In some cases, autoimmune disorders like alopecia areata can trick your immune system into attacking healthy body tissue, leading to patchy bald spots.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 23 May 2025
Shaved her head, grappled with surgery scars and bald spots.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Officers spoke to a witness who said a bald Asian male got out of the driver’s seat and that his face and legs were bleeding.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
In some cases, autoimmune disorders like alopecia areata can trick your immune system into attacking healthy body tissue, leading to patchy bald spots.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 23 May 2025
Shaved her head, grappled with surgery scars and bald spots.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Officers spoke to a witness who said a bald Asian male got out of the driver’s seat and that his face and legs were bleeding.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bald
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No one has accused the Adidas Taekwondo of maximalism, but a new version from one of the brand’s longest-running collaborators is stripping down the sneaker to even more bare elements.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Takes sun or shade, mowing or not, little water and feels great on bare feet.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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For leaders, the takeaway is simple: let chaos strip the fluff away.—
Victoria Chynoweth,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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In his formal lecture to the Academy, Campbell offered some reflections on the simple science that gave rise to the treatment, and to its wide array of applications.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2025
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Such an obvious way to exhibit his egotistical personality.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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But before checking for ripeness, start by inspecting the pineapple for any obvious signs of damage or spoilage, including bruising, soft spots, wrinkled skin, or dry, brown leaves.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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The west side of your house is more exposed, thus hotter than the east side.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Rifkin noticed some exposed brick in the back of the store.—
Robert Sullivan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Uranus, Neptune and Saturn will also be in the sky, though the former two are impossible to see with the naked eye and the latter difficult.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The first-gen roam the mainland naked because of the idea that their clothes disintegrated long ago, and their appearances are characterized by veins that protrude from their body in revolting knots.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 June 2025
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The pattern is unmistakable: just as Enron triggered SOX, AI governance failures will trigger mandatory expertise requirements.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The symbolism of the decision to target this base—the same one that U.S. President Donald Trump visited only two months ago during his tour of Gulf states, and one located in a country that maintains close ties to and shares an offshore gas field with Iran—is unmistakable.—
Dana Stroul,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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The story itself is stripped to bone and sinew: a sleepy New England beach town that wants tourist dollars more than truth, an invisible killer in plain water, and three men — one scared sheriff, one cocky scientist, one Ahab of a fisherman — set adrift to settle nature’s score.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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The smug and sanctimonious tenor of their briefing makes that plain.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Other Demographic Differences Women’s second fall persistence rate (79.3%) exceeded that of men (76.3%), continuing a trend that’s been apparent for several years.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Birdsong’s apparent beanball came in the exact time and place that the unwritten rules prescribe: two outs, bases empty, first pitch.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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“Bald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bald. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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