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Recent Examples of seminude
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.
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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, 11 Aug. 2019
An Ohio strip club law prohibits patrons from touching a nude or seminude dancer unless the patron is a member of the dancer's immediate family.
—Author: Samantha Schmidt, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2018
Much about the seminude episode remains unclear, such as whether the parents of the students gave their approval, and whether officials planned to take any action.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 2 June 2018
The resulting seminude image, with an earnest, bead-draped Joplin standing with her hands positioned over her groin, became a defining photo of the singer when it was published in Rolling Stone after Joplin’s death in 1970.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
Below this elegant mix of old and modern are three inky renderings, indelibly contemporary, based on photographs Mr. Salle took of a seminude woman holding a garment in one instance and a Noguchi lamp in another.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2017
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, 11 Aug. 2019
An Ohio strip club law prohibits patrons from touching a nude or seminude dancer unless the patron is a member of the dancer's immediate family.
—Author: Samantha Schmidt, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2018
Much about the seminude episode remains unclear, such as whether the parents of the students gave their approval, and whether officials planned to take any action.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 2 June 2018
The resulting seminude image, with an earnest, bead-draped Joplin standing with her hands positioned over her groin, became a defining photo of the singer when it was published in Rolling Stone after Joplin’s death in 1970.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
Below this elegant mix of old and modern are three inky renderings, indelibly contemporary, based on photographs Mr. Salle took of a seminude woman holding a garment in one instance and a Noguchi lamp in another.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminude
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In a clip from the visual posted one day prior to the track’s release, a topless Lorde spins around in a swivel chair and looks down at her bare chest.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
27 May 2025
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Her post showed many of the same and similar pictures and videos, including a topless one of Turner-Smith with black heart emojis covering her bare breasts.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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But, unlike Courbet’s work, which does not include the model’s head, Saville’s canvas extends beyond a sprawled nude torso and exposed pudendum to include Volcano’s goateed, mustachioed visage.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Here’s How the Movie Includes His Character In November 2002, Jones was arrested and charged with soliciting a minor for nude photos and possession of child pornography, The Los Angeles Times reported at the time.—
Stephanie Guerilus,
People.com,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The union was not designed for this kind of naked coercion, and the White House should not be surprised, then, when the blue state targets of Trump's abuse start thinking a little more carefully about their options.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Simply, the naked eye is capable of spotting the colorful display from Earth if the weather conditions cooperate.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Moments before her grisly discovery of Alberto’s body, Sofia tortures an unclothed Oz, which tested Marino’s team to the nth degree, significantly upping the already three-hour prosthetic application time.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Yet Pade puts her own distinctive spin on Manet’s image by replacing the clothed soldiers with naked anonymous figures shooting at an unclothed figure as a woman stands on the right, lost in thought.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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But many people would be mortified to be caught unclad in public.—
Ian Gilligan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2023
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Brown didn't mind standing in between the shirt unclad pros.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
6 Nov. 2019
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“Seminude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminude. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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