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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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Apple also pointed to a feature the company offers called Communication Safety that warns children and blurs the image when nudity is detected while receiving or attempting to send content and displays a warning.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The finale, which focuses on a single subject (obsessed with and thus defensive of his own public nudity), comes closest to escaping a steady stream of antagonization and painting a nuanced portrait of what’s keeping a range of Americans from finding community.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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Richie stood there in a state of shock and semi-nakedness, staring down at the remains of his former attire.—
Patrick F. McManus,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2025
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Connell, who was born in Oklahoma City in 1974 and has lived in Chicago since 2007, became fascinated with Wilson after noticing similarities between a famous Weston nude and one that Connell had taken of her own wife, Betsy Odom, three-quarters of a century later.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Essie Penny Talk For those who aren't quite ready to dive right into bright and pastel shades, this metallic copper color is more interesting than a plain nude yet still lowkey.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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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 28 Feb. 2026.
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