1
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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2
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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3
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
On the right was a photo of the bald side of her head.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Louis was old, had a bald spot, not the fighter of old.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Olson is bald, 5-foot-6 in height, weighs 150 pounds, and was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt and underwear, according to Sacramento police.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025
But bald men can still retain thick body hair.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Louis was old, had a bald spot, not the fighter of old.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Olson is bald, 5-foot-6 in height, weighs 150 pounds, and was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt and underwear, according to Sacramento police.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025
But bald men can still retain thick body hair.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bald
Adjective
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This alignment can ensure that business areas of greater risk receive the proper share of security funds, rather than sufficing the bare minimum required.—
Siranjeevi Dheenadhayalan,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The formula’s lightweight feel layers well with or without lip products—wear on bare lips or atop lipstick.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2025
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The simplest way, Studholme suggests, is to use one group of neutrals or a tone on tone graduation of the same color, such as Pigeon, Blue Gray, Muzzle and Cromarty from Farrow & Ball, for example.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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Asked who’d buy these gold cards during an Oval Office meeting with reporters in February, Trump had a simple answer.—
Meehika Barua,
HubSpot,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hague lamented the rush to reach a deal in the absence of any obvious pressure on Russia but with an intense focus on obtaining for the U.S. the mineral wealth of Ukraine.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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With such a depleted draft stash, the Bucks don't have any obvious levers to pull to help bolster their supporting cast alongside Antetokounmpo and Lillard.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Top stock picks With oil prices under pressure, UBS sees independent exploration and production firms and the oilfield services companies as the most exposed.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2025
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And, while the ball was mid-air, Zwolle’s attackers were to sprint to the penalty area to meet it on the way down and, ideally, stick it past an exposed goalkeeper.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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The eggs appear like tiny bits of dirt to the naked eye and are about half a millimeter in size.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The moon and Venus will be fairly easy to see with the naked eye, but the dimness of Saturn may post a challenge for some.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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She’s been wildly influential without ever being less than unmistakable; no matter what sonic, thematic or characteristic elements other artists may borrow from her, none of them would ever risk being taken for Lana herself.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
26 Apr. 2025
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The song, a collaboration between The Pogues frontman MacGowan and the unmistakable O’Connor, reenters the Official Physical Singles chart at No. 18.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Industry experts say some of the reasons are plain to see: Reports of detentions and deportations, including the weekslong lockup of European tourists, have sowed fears of bad experiences at the border.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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Attorneys for immigrant rights groups and five pregnant mothers who sued to protect birthright citizenship said Trump's order violates the plain text of the Constitution, common law history, Supreme Court precedent and more than a century of consistent practice.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the city DEP both cited the MTA earlier this month when an apparent overflow in the depot’s sewage ejection pit ran off into nearby storm drains, spilling what DEC inspectors estimated to be 50 gallons of waste into the bay.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Johnathan Kovacevic did not play after the first period with an apparent injury.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Bald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bald. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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