hairless

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Recent Examples of hairless Her boyfriend got a hairless cat, a guy pretending to be Wolverine, and a recipe for butter-chicken macaroni and cheese. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 Every mammal has borders between haired and hairless skin, and those borders are drawn early, in the embryo, when skin cells decide whether to build a hair follicle. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 This one, by Adrián Xuana (San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca), is a towering, spindly incarnation of a xoloitzcuintli, those hairless Mexican dogs believed to guide spirits through the underworld. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2026 With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 These dogs usually have short or hairless coats, allowing air to circulate throughout their body. Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 May 2026 The one and only hairless dog The research team recovered 341 bones from 19 hairless dogs, including a 6- to 8-week-old puppy buried with one of the elite craftsmen. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026 The men are tastefully muscled with hairless pecs that never imply they’ve been sculpted by steroids. Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 For instance, there’s a difference between wanting a bikini wax so that body hair doesn’t show during swim team meets, and wanting one because hairless models on Instagram convinced them their pubic hair is unattractive. Liz Regalia, Parents, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairless
shaven
Adjective
  • Unlike the full beard and mustache that Kelce sported a few days earlier during a July 31 training session, his face was completely shaven except for a thick mustache.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also released a new photo of Anthony, 19, in which he's seen sporting a shaven head and wearing a sleeveless tunic.
    Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 11 June 2026

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“Hairless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairless. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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