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Recent Examples of hairlessShort-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.
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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.