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Recent Examples of topless
From a set of swallows to a topless mermaid, many of Harry Styles’s long menu of tattoos are inspired by classic Americana designs.
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Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Prince William and Kate Middleton were extremely mad at the press in 2012 over a topless photo scandal.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … PALACE FURY — Prince William was 'ready to go to war with the press' over Kate Middleton’s topless photos scandal.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
In Los Angeles, dancers at the topless bar Star Garden became the only unionized group of strippers in the country.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Prince William and Kate Middleton were extremely mad at the press in 2012 over a topless photo scandal.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … PALACE FURY — Prince William was 'ready to go to war with the press' over Kate Middleton’s topless photos scandal.
—FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
In Los Angeles, dancers at the topless bar Star Garden became the only unionized group of strippers in the country.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topless
Adjective
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Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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The father's phone showed similar pictures, with 10 to 11-year-old females nude, police said.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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As Barber fell to the canvas, Grasso put her in a rear naked chokehold before the fight was quickly called.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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In spite of a seismic crossing of the technological Rubicon, an abandonment of the centuries-old deference to the naked eye, a codifying and calcifying of the most atomic-level building block of the sport, baseball mostly just looked like baseball.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Lindsay Zoladz,
New York Times,
10 May 2023
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Investigators also found a trove of photos depicting nude and seminude young women and girls.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
11 Aug. 2019
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Police responding to a burglary report found Thiam unresponsive, unclothed and suffering from severe head injuries on the 2400 block of Federal Street on Nov. 10, 2025.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The film begins with Bardot, then 22 and playing a restless orphan living in Saint-Tropez, lying unclothed on her stomach.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
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The ensemble cast members are game and deliver spirited, crank-up-the-volume performances, notably the vamping about de Armas and the unravelling and often unclad Law.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 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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Raasch remains in custody on 12 counts of videotaping an undressed person and three counts of eavesdropping.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The 37-year-old Sacramento man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of eavesdropping, a felony charge, along with 12 counts of misdemeanor photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area, jail records show.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topless. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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