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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
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
1 July 2026
Throughout the wreckage, ordinary people were digging through fragments of brick and concrete with their bare hands, pulling out bodies.
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Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
To protest the move, a majority of the council signed a document baring Antoine from entering the council’s offices in Petion-Ville and later signed a resolution dismissing him.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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But those cells were bacteria stripped of all but the bare minimum of genes — they weren’t built from the ground up.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
1 July 2026
Throughout the wreckage, ordinary people were digging through fragments of brick and concrete with their bare hands, pulling out bodies.
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Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
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As shared by the brand, Lipa's look consisted of a custom cleavage-baring dress crafted from floral lace.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
To protest the move, a majority of the council signed a document baring Antoine from entering the council’s offices in Petion-Ville and later signed a resolution dismissing him.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Vine also reported that Buckingham Palace had offered the couple a royal residence for the Sussex family to use during their trip — but that the offer had yet to be be accepted, with mere days before their arrival.
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But this latest serious news from VW can’t be dismissed as a mere wrinkle.
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As for the volunteers, the goal is simple—help someone stay safe before the heat turns into an emergency.
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Evidence for at-home tools is thinner than for professional manual drainage, but the simplest options can offer mild circulation and surface-lymph support at a low price.
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Some lenders are more exposed than others.
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.
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Cisgender Canadian gynephilic men were found to prefer naked pictures of cisgender women to those of cisgender men and of transgender women.
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Rather than maximalist manicures, naked nail trends are dominating the discover feed.
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In a show mostly devoid of explicit messages, the sentiment surprised me.
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Players take on the role of a Ditto capable of mimicking its human trainer, and the Pokémon is thrown into a world devoid of humans.
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Studies reveal a growing 'proximity bias,' where in-office employees are more likely to receive promotions and recognition, with career prospects for remote workers declining.
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The alleged rape was reported by The Athletic in May, though the identity of the player was not revealed at the time.
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With head coach Thomas Tuchel also renowned for his plain speaking, many are seeing this approach as a potential factor in England ending their long wait for a follow-up success to their triumph in the competition in 1966.
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For a place of worship the temple was plain, with a long hallway of overlapping purple carpet and idols carved crudely from blush-colored marble.
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How To Keep It Cleaner Longer While synthetic wicker furniture is built to take the elements, wicker pieces woven from natural materials are porous and are not meant to be left out in uncovered areas.
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So will many of you seated in uncovered sections.
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“Bare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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