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Adjective
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Fans have thrown themselves into a viral fancy dress trend for his shows, donning black suits, bald caps and sunglasses and meeting up for flash mobs outside of the venues.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
11 June 2025 -
There are so many stereotypes and stigmas about what a cancer patient looks like—bald, weak, sickly.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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In humans and other primates, Pacinian corpuscles lie deep in the underlayers of both glabrous and hairy skin and concentrate near joints.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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Genetically identical neurons that form Meissner corpuscles for picking up vibrations in glabrous skin, for example, also form lanceolate endings for detecting hair movement in hairy skin.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sama offers a range of classic hand and cut rolls such as blue crab, yellowtail and salmon, as well as a few signatures, including the Sama, which tops toro and truffled uni with shaved, salted egg yolk.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dads can enjoy a 20-ounce, 30-day dry-aged New York Strip with shaved black summer truffles and truffle demi available exclusively in-restaurant for Father’s Day.—
The Courier-Journal,
The Courier-Journal,
12 June 2023
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“Shorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorn. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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