hairless

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Recent Examples of hairless Short-haired or hairless animals tend to cast well, like chihuahuas, Sphynx cats, or iguanas. — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Sphynx The sphynx is the star of the show in the world of hairless cats. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairless
shaven
Adjective
  • In photos obtained by Page Six, Farrell could be seen with a close-shaven salt and pepper crop.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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