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Recent Examples of topless His topless appearance revealed what was believed to be a new tattoo of Hailey. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 Last week, the Austin Powers star shared another sultry portrait, going topless in a field of daffodils. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026 Some people can be topless and some other people cannot be topless. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 When authorities asked King to remove the topless banner, King taped over the chest with stars. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for topless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topless
Adjective
  • The shoes were also made in nude patent leather.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • What has Sydney Sweeney said about 'Euphoria' nude scenes?
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Spider mites, which are difficult to see with the naked eye, appear mostly in dry conditions and cause speckled or mottled leaves that later turn yellow.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
  • Cynteria’s naked body was found in August 2000 on a grassy swale next to Miami Edison High School.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • That image, Dreijer said in a recent Pitchfork interview, was influenced by a seminude self-portrait of the 79-year-old Norwegian figurative painter Odd Nerdrum.
    Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Investigators also found a trove of photos depicting nude and seminude young women and girls.
    Fox News, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2019
Adjective
  • She was unclothed from the waist down and her bra had been pulled down.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Police responding to a burglary report found Thiam unresponsive, unclothed and suffering from severe head injuries on the 2400 block of Federal Street on Nov. 10, 2025.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The ensemble cast members are game and deliver spirited, crank-up-the-volume performances, notably the vamping about de Armas and the unravelling and often unclad Law.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But many people would be mortified to be caught unclad in public.
    Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • In other harrowing instances, Panettiere said an Oscar winner once exposed himself to her at an industry party and a close female friend once invited her, then 18, onto a superyacht, only to abandon her to a famous man, who was undressed.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • Talley was undressed and given a hospital gown, Pekara said, but kept a blanket over him as he was being prepared for the scan.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topless. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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