topless

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Recent Examples of topless When authorities asked King to remove the topless banner, King taped over the chest with stars. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Soldiers are drunk, women are topless, music is blaring out of a gramophone. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 But the topless sports car in previous models had several supporting roles. James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 Prince William and Kate Middleton were extremely mad at the press in 2012 over a topless photo scandal. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for topless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topless
Adjective
  • The actress' turn to OnlyFans recontextualizes Elizabeth's partially nude role in the 1999 raunchy teen comedy, as Nadia is recorded via webcam by hapless admirer Jim (Jason Biggs), without her knowledge, in an encounter that spirals into live spectacle.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The star, who was accompanied by a pal, was glowing in a bold red blouse and jeans, completing her look with smoky eyes, tousled tresses and a glossy nude lip.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • So naked is its message that I am tempted to instruct people to watch the movie and end the chapter there.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Each pictured a boy and girl who were naked but had no genitalia.
    David Sedaris, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • The film begins with Bardot, then 22 and playing a restless orphan living in Saint-Tropez, lying unclothed on her stomach.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
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
  • Raasch remains in custody on 12 counts of videotaping an undressed person and three counts of eavesdropping.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The 37-year-old Sacramento man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of eavesdropping, a felony charge, along with 12 counts of misdemeanor photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area, jail records show.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topless. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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