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a
: wearing no clothing on the upper body
b
: featuring topless waitresses or entertainers
topless bars
c
: being a place where topless women are permitted
a topless beach
2
: being without a top
3
archaic
: so high as to reach up beyond sight
… and burnt the topless towers of Ilium?—
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Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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And in September 1982, Daily stumbled upon the remains of a 22-year-old topless dancer named Sherry Morrow on a remote stretch of the Knik River during an off-duty hunting trip.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Miami boasts over 100 yachts on offer, while supercar fans opt for topless vehicles like the Rolls Royce Dawn or the Ferrari 488 Spider.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Supermodel Candice Swanepoel went topless for her latest Instagram post.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Ribbons of roses curl up the sides of the lights along 6th Street, Chinese dragons hang from the lamps on Olympic Boulevard, and topless women watch over Wilshire Boulevard from their cast-iron perches.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
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Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Miami boasts over 100 yachts on offer, while supercar fans opt for topless vehicles like the Rolls Royce Dawn or the Ferrari 488 Spider.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Supermodel Candice Swanepoel went topless for her latest Instagram post.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Ribbons of roses curl up the sides of the lights along 6th Street, Chinese dragons hang from the lamps on Olympic Boulevard, and topless women watch over Wilshire Boulevard from their cast-iron perches.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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