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Recent Examples of shorn
The wicketkeeper/batter struggled badly through the tournament and looked shorn of confidence even while bludgeoning his way to an unconvincing 25 off 17 balls at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old son of Rob and Michele Reiner wore a brown jumpsuit, and his hair was closely shorn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The scent of shorn wood, metal and instant coffee wafts through the air.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Some 845,000 hectares of pasturelands are resting and recovering from overgrazing while herding communities transform shorn cashmere into sustainable fiber for luxury markets.
—Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old son of Rob and Michele Reiner wore a brown jumpsuit, and his hair was closely shorn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The scent of shorn wood, metal and instant coffee wafts through the air.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Some 845,000 hectares of pasturelands are resting and recovering from overgrazing while herding communities transform shorn cashmere into sustainable fiber for luxury markets.
—Kaveh Zahedi, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorn
Adjective
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The caterpillars are hairless and grow up to 2 inches long.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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From the side of the building more people appeared, including a bald man wearing a red-and-yellow Italian soccer jersey.—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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On advice of his crisis lawyer Ira Slitz (Hill, unrecognizable with a bald head and gray beard), Reef sets out to apologize to everyone from his past who may be angry with him in an effort to find the blackmailer.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Genetically identical neurons that form Meissner corpuscles for picking up vibrations in glabrous skin, for example, also form lanceolate endings for detecting hair movement in hairy skin.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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The result was a cityscape of relentless sheen, façades as glabrous and ageless as a starlet’s brow.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Cheese Steak Sandwich, made with shaved ribeye, caramelized onions, peppers, fontina cheese, and horseradish cream on a soft hoagie and served with fries, offers something substantial that lasts into the later quarters.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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If using truffles, add shaved truffle.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Shorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorn. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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