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as in mere
being this and no more
impoverished people who can no longer afford the bare necessities
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as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
do you want to know the bare truth?
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as in exposed
lacking a usual or natural covering
the ground was bare, without a trace of grass
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as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
the toddler liked to run around bare
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as in devoid
lacking contents that could or should be present
the cupboard was bare—not a thing to eat
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as in void
utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
the cupboard was bare of baking supplies
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as in to reveal
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
finally bared the secret that she had kept to herself for so long
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Recent Examples of bare
Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
If there's a bare spot that's proving tricky to cover up, try wrapping a garland around it for a lush look.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
British musician Kate Nash has resorted to baring her bottom on OnlyFans to help fund her current tour.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Held her bones in my bare hands—in a manner of speaking.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
If there's a bare spot that's proving tricky to cover up, try wrapping a garland around it for a lush look.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
Khloé Kardashian is baring all in her latest glamour shots.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
British musician Kate Nash has resorted to baring her bottom on OnlyFans to help fund her current tour.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Belichick has denied it, but even the mere idea was a vivid example of what made Belichick such a powerful figure in football, and what made teams now reluctant to cede so much control to him.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Truly successful leaders inspire, guide, and model the path to excellence, while mere bosses rely on hierarchy to extract performance.Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Pay particular attention to Chapters 8 and 20, where Graham discusses the margin of safety concept and the simple but profound concept that buying a share of stock is actually owning part of a whole business.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The equation is simple: The more authoritarianism in the world, the more dissidents.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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White rice is more effective because its starches are more exposed, maximizing absorption.Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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This one has drop shoulders with exposed seams, a ribbed collar, and slouchy silhouette that looks perfect over everything from skinny jeans to wide-leg pants.Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Some people spotted the shimmering colors with the naked eye, while others caught the glow with their cameras.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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And Dexter took pains to cover his tracks, constraining his naked victims in plastic that also covered the kill room, allowing for sterile cleanup.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
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The medication has hallucinogenic effects that alter the perception of sight and sound and cause users to feel devoid from pain and out of control of their surroundings.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2023
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After undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy, the princess returned to royal duties, helping to share the workload with King Charles, who revealed his own cancer diagnosis in February, and Queen Camilla, who has been intermittently ill.Sarah Young, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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As with the lower level, these private quarters reveal a tendency for the bold, whether an English Victorian slipper chair clad in Pierre Frey’s iconic Tigre Velours or an antelope-print Stark rug.David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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These are all radical Islamic terrorist organizations, plain and simple.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The service includes a selection of tea sandwiches, including pickled cucumber, Scottish smoked salmon, and Clarence Court egg, as well as a mix of plain and cranberry scones.Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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So the Titans left home and headed west for California, looking for a dream but coming up empty.Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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So, Jack goes off to Charmaine's house to check in on her, only to find her house disturbingly quiet and empty.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Bare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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