as in nude
the state of having no clothes on one's body
actors who don't turn down roles that call for nudity
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Recent Examples of nudity
Slyly, the series reveals all the ways in which nudity is or isn’t sanctioned, bodily labor affirmed or condemned.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
One way to stop this proliferation of deep-fake nudity is to prosecute the offenders and make examples that such foolery has consequences.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But Cassie’s latest foray into a career as an OnlyFans model has resulted in some of the most explicit nudity so far in the show.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
Let’s circle back to the nudity in the series.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Much of the nudity is censored, with Rudolph revealing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Instead of explicit nudity, the film rests on stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to deliver the heady energy.
—Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.
—Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Creator and host Eric André took the late-night talk show, a TV genre with all-too-familiar conventions, and twisted it beyond recognition with harrowing celebrity interviews, person-on-the-street stunts, jump-scare pranks, and gratuitous nudity.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
One way to stop this proliferation of deep-fake nudity is to prosecute the offenders and make examples that such foolery has consequences.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But Cassie’s latest foray into a career as an OnlyFans model has resulted in some of the most explicit nudity so far in the show.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
Let’s circle back to the nudity in the series.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Much of the nudity is censored, with Rudolph revealing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Instead of explicit nudity, the film rests on stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to deliver the heady energy.
—Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.
—Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Creator and host Eric André took the late-night talk show, a TV genre with all-too-familiar conventions, and twisted it beyond recognition with harrowing celebrity interviews, person-on-the-street stunts, jump-scare pranks, and gratuitous nudity.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudity
nude
Noun
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Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The resulting triptych was exhibited in the backroom of the Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery for a 1978 group show focused on the male nude in photography.—
Andrew Durbin,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Nudity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudity. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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