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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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Instead of explicit nudity, the film rests on stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to deliver the heady energy.—
Emily Maskell,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 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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Also present this weekend was Joan Semmel—a painter focused on sexuality, a surprising take on nudes, and her own aging body—a friend of my mother’s from decades of summers spent in East Hampton’s Springs neighborhood.—
Vanessa Grigoriadis,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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In ancient Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, beautiful nudes depict both ideal women and goddesses.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 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 9 Apr. 2026.
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