toplessness

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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. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
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Noun
  • In other corners, opinions ran hot about rampant nudity in the Austrian Pavilion.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
  • To fully embody her OnlyFans persona, an earthside alien named The Hungry Ghost, who offers mild nudity and harsh criticism of her willing subscribers’ genitalia.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance.
    Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • At the Pinault Collection, where works by artists such as Michael Armitage have been prominently featured, the nude is stripped of its historical assurances.
    Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
  • Eleven shades span nudes, berries, pinks, and reds, so there is a version of this pencil for every mood and every complexion.
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • 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 20 May. 2026.

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