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
Williams, a 77-year-old Alaskan Athabascan Indian who has lived in East Oakland since the early 1970s, finds plenty of reasons to despise the artwork, the most visceral being its nudity.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Howard is still facing four charges that stemmed from the investigation, including one count of official misconduct, making an unlawful proposition, public indecency and public nudity.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Though the Burning Man event has a reputation for drug use and nudity, dozens of children attend each year.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He was arraigned on seven counts of photographing a person in a state of nudity without consent, two counts of unlawful wiretap and destruction of property, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
But poop, nudity, and xenophobia have a knack for inspiring major censorship panic regardless of the maker’s intent.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
He has been charged with seven counts of photographing a person in a state of nudity without consent, two counts of unlawful wiretap, and destruction of property.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
The film was also criticized for its on-screen nudity during an infamous interrogation scene.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
These violations, perpetrated primarily against Ukrainian prisoners of war, include genital violence such as electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Howard is still facing four charges that stemmed from the investigation, including one count of official misconduct, making an unlawful proposition, public indecency and public nudity.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Though the Burning Man event has a reputation for drug use and nudity, dozens of children attend each year.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He was arraigned on seven counts of photographing a person in a state of nudity without consent, two counts of unlawful wiretap and destruction of property, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
But poop, nudity, and xenophobia have a knack for inspiring major censorship panic regardless of the maker’s intent.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
He has been charged with seven counts of photographing a person in a state of nudity without consent, two counts of unlawful wiretap, and destruction of property.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
The film was also criticized for its on-screen nudity during an infamous interrogation scene.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nudity
nude
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For Lopez’s lips, Casillas dipped into a palette of mauves, browns and pinks, lining the outer edges of her mouth with the darker shades before using a glossy nude to fill in the space.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fischl referenced the great Greek athletic nudes, such as Myron’s discus thrower, to achieve not just the portrayal of continuous energetic motion but also the suggestion that great human athleticism is about a stopping point, calculated containment.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Nudity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nudity. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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