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Recent Examples of shorn
In place of the ancient forest was a shorn land besieged by uncontrollable wildfires, prone to land-slides and erosion.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
The wicketkeeper/batter struggled badly through the tournament and looked shorn of confidence even while bludgeoning his way to an unconvincing 25 off 17 balls at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Paul Newman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old son of Rob and Michele Reiner wore a brown jumpsuit, and his hair was closely shorn.
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Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
The scent of shorn wood, metal and instant coffee wafts through the air.
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Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Some 845,000 hectares of pasturelands are resting and recovering from overgrazing while herding communities transform shorn cashmere into sustainable fiber for luxury markets.
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Kaveh Zahedi,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
The wicketkeeper/batter struggled badly through the tournament and looked shorn of confidence even while bludgeoning his way to an unconvincing 25 off 17 balls at the Wankhede Stadium.
—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old son of Rob and Michele Reiner wore a brown jumpsuit, and his hair was closely shorn.
—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
The scent of shorn wood, metal and instant coffee wafts through the air.
—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Some 845,000 hectares of pasturelands are resting and recovering from overgrazing while herding communities transform shorn cashmere into sustainable fiber for luxury markets.
—
Kaveh Zahedi,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up.
—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorn
Adjective
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These dogs usually have short or hairless coats, allowing air to circulate throughout their body.
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Yellow jackets are close in size to a honeybee, but have nearly hairless bodies and bold yellow-and-black striping.
Adjective
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At the time, however, the bald eaglets had already fledged about a month before Independence Day.
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Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
Adjective
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This is the glabrous skin, or the surfaces that contact objects and terrain.
Adjective
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The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Middle Eastern man, about 35 years old, approximately 5-foot-8 with a thin build, shaved head, brown eyes and scruffy facial hair.
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The suspect was described as Latino, about 25-35 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build and complexion and a bald or shaved head.
Adjective
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice also released a new photo of Anthony, 19, in which he's seen sporting a shaven head and wearing a sleeveless tunic.
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But her career has been marred by high-profile incidents — including being photographed in 2007 with a freshly shaven head hitting a car with an umbrella.
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“Shorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorn. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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