shorn

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Recent Examples of shorn The recently shorn hockey king/friend to Canada is also purported to be in the jar. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 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. — 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
  • Short-haired or hairless animals tend to cast well, like chihuahuas, Sphynx cats, or iguanas.
    — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sphynx The sphynx is the star of the show in the world of hairless cats.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • LeBron James debuted a new bald look and sounded ready to get to work as the Philadelphia 76ers held their first Media Day since signing the NBA's leading scorer.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The last time that Farrell went this short was in 2021, when he was photographed with a completely bald head.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • This is the glabrous skin, or the surfaces that contact objects and terrain.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • In humans and other primates, Pacinian corpuscles lie deep in the underlayers of both glabrous and hairy skin and concentrate near joints.
    — Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Middle Eastern man, about 35 years old, approximately 5-foot-8 with a thin build, shaved head, brown eyes and scruffy facial hair.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The suspect was described as Latino, about 25-35 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build and complexion and a bald or shaved head.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • In photos obtained by Page Six, Farrell could be seen with a close-shaven salt and pepper crop.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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

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“Shorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorn. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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