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Recent Examples of shavenBut 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 The man had brown eyes, short hair, was clean shaven and had a semiautomatic handgun on his waistband, police said.—Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026 Reiner wore a brown jumpsuit and his head was shaven.—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 They were stripped, shaven and sent to overflowing barracks.—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026 Instead of his signature wavy dark brunette locks and scruffy hot prof facial hair, Garfield rocked sandy blonde curls and a clean shaven look.—Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026 Flores also previously told investigators that Gonzales wore khakis and a white shirt and had a beard; Gonzales was cleanly shaven that day and wore blue.—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026 Visibly thin, head shaven and still in a gray jumpsuit, Ibrahim wiped tears away as he was embraced by family members shortly after his release in videos taken by the family.—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025 Visibly thin, head shaven and still in a grey jumpsuit, Ibrahim wiped tears away as he was embraced by family members shortly after his release in videos taken by the family.—NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaven
hairless
Adjective
The caterpillars are hairless and grow up to 2 inches long.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
For instance, there’s a difference between wanting a bikini wax so that body hair doesn’t show during swim team meets, and wanting one because hairless models on Instagram convinced them their pubic hair is unattractive.