as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
the completely unadorned clothing favored by members of that religious sect
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Recent Examples of unadorned
Todd Dunnigan’s unadorned production leaves the young, inexperienced band with nowhere to hide, fumbling through ideas that Martsch didn’t quite know how to execute with precision yet.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Sep. 2024
Where the latter is explosive and superabundant, the former is tender and contained — barely over an hour in length, just four bodies in street clothes and a few simple items on a small, largely unadorned stage.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The unadorned local haunt serves up fresh oysters and has a loyal following of local regulars.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
Some of his block prints are sold unadorned, while others are given new life by local watercolorists.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Sep. 2024
Where the latter is explosive and superabundant, the former is tender and contained — barely over an hour in length, just four bodies in street clothes and a few simple items on a small, largely unadorned stage.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The unadorned local haunt serves up fresh oysters and has a loyal following of local regulars.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
Some of his block prints are sold unadorned, while others are given new life by local watercolorists.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadorned
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup.Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her costumes aren’t particularly notable, consisting mostly of plain suits and overcoats in a story where the flashy outfits go to characters like the Joker.Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Six weeks later, her naked body was found by hunters in Ozark National Forest.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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People posted photos showing the bare mountain, some expressing surprise and others concerned over climate change.Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The bare facts were that Aryna Sabalenka qualified for the last four of the WTA Finals at Riyadh on Monday by beating Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 7-5.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unadorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadorned. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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