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Recent Examples of toplessness
Johnson's exuberance bubbled over in the locker room — though there was an apparent method to his toplessness.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toplessness
Noun
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Slyly, the series reveals all the ways in which nudity is or isn’t sanctioned, bodily labor affirmed or condemned.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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One way to stop this proliferation of deep-fake nudity is to prosecute the offenders and make examples that such foolery has consequences.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Other tricks include asking for nudes and threatening to leak them unless victims pay a certain amount.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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That progressed slowly to sending each other nudes.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000.—
Jason Furman,
WSJ,
22 Oct. 2017
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“Toplessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toplessness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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