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adjective

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as in shaven

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verb

past tense of shave
1
as in trimmed
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument he always shaves most of his hair off when the weather starts getting warmer

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2
as in brushed
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing just shaved the concrete post as the car turned the corner

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Recent Examples of shaved
Adjective
If using truffles, add shaved truffle. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026 This side view shows it off perfectly—with shaved sides, curls on top, and a clean crop in the back. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
Through eight holes, Fleetwood was bogey-free and had shaved his deficit from five strokes to just two off then-leader Si Woo Kim. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The Braves are still trying to wiggle out of a mid-season rut, and have shaved their lead in the NL East to just three games ahead of the Phillies. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shaved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaved
  1. shaven
  2. trimmed
  3. brushed
  4. beardless
  5. cut
  6. kissed
  7. clipped
  8. sheared
Adjective
  • 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
  • But her career has been marred by high-profile incidents — including being photographed in 2007 with a freshly shaven head hitting a car with an umbrella.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of shaven
Verb
  • Ohtani's two-run homer off Ryan Zeferjahn, his 26th, trimmed Chicago's lead to one.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For example, Mordor Intelligence notes in its Smart Cities Market Report that Singapore’s Smart Nation AI initiative has trimmed average commute times by 11 minutes thanks to a 92% accurate bus-crowding prediction model.
    — Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • When the Wall Street Journal asked Alito about calls for his own retirement, Alito brushed it off as what happens with a role that is a lifelong appointment.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Daily Dividend In an interview with CNBC yesterday, Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su brushed off Elon Musk's comments about SpaceX exclusively using Nvidia chips.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of brushed
Adjective
  • Dwight materialized out of nowhere, a supernatural mad scientist, beardless and almost unrecognizable in a white lab coat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • The French archaeologist also made sure to highlight the person’s beardless face, but the most striking and obvious difference is visible in the warrior’s proportions.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of beardless
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  • However, a dangerous push to cut these crucial programs, especially in Africa, risks repeating past errors and ceding influence to competitors.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Sears carried it wide, cut inside center-back Rafaelle, and fired past Moorhouse for the goal.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut
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  • Coskun captured another gorgeous scene of the moon rising over San Francisco on July 28, as the last of the day's sunlight kissed the tops of the surrounding hills, along with the tallest of the city's skyscrapers.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 July 2026
  • The filing alleged that West attempted to vaginally penetrate her with his fingers, forcibly kissed her, and orally raped her during a 2021 work trip, among other claims.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of kissed
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  • The second worker was clipped in the jaw by a misfiring nail gun.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The busy section of road had been closed since July 13, when a truck traveling east clipped the underside of the span.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2026
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • Cotton/polyester fleece are brushed, sheared and sueded for a buttery soft hand feel.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
  • The force of the crash sheared the seatbelt Miller was wearing, and he was thrown from the vehicle.
    — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
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