bare

For the next 50 million years they had no leaves and conducted photosynthesis in their bare stems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

And other events which took place this year laid bare just how much more fans are being charged.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It appears that most of those terrestrial planets don't -- they're just bare rock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

No one sits staring mournfully at the bare lacquered table.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

In my first fleeing step, I trod my bare foot right on that red-hot coal.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The album’s indictments of America’s failures are no different from his songs like “Pink Houses,” but their messages are barer and nearly impossible to misinterpret.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

"All around me staff are leaving, staff are crying... many people are already voting with their feet and leaving. But of course that just strips the service even barer."

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022

Already, the security law has left Hong Kong’s digital spaces — which, during the 2019 protests, became raucous forums for organizing, cheerleading and criticizing the government — significantly barer than before.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

A glacier can provide some protection, preserving piles of snow year-round that can even be deployed on barer ski pistes elsewhere on the slopes.

From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2021

Similar to No. 373, but smaller, W. 6.1; underparts, especially sides of belly, with more black bars; toes barer.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman

If this familiar-looking advice seems like the barest minimum in modern cybersecurity hygiene, that’s because it is.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Pearl diving often relied on the barest necessities: a noseclip, leather finger covers and a basket to gather oysters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Greenspan exhibited a deft touch with financial markets, saying the barest minimum in his statements but seemingly always conveying what traders wanted to hear.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

And survive they did, by the barest of margins, as Marcus Fraser's goal earned a 2-1 aggregate victory over Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-off final, a 1-0 home win on Monday sealing the job.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Merriweather said with the barest hint of a smile.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

“Jameson never bared his teeth, growled at either officer, or otherwise displayed any attempt whatsoever to attack,” the lawsuit stated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

Zohran Mamdani bared his arm in an act of love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

"I bared my life, I went through so much, I dedicated myself to sobriety and God told me that I would be rewarded."

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

Many of the women wept as Francis washed their feet, gently pouring water over one bared foot and patting it dry with a small towel.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

She bared her teeth to show them but not to smile.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Dog owners are baring their teeth on social media after the European Union's top court ruled that pets are not passengers just baggage if they get lost in transit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

It doesn't feel like a difficult thing to do, or something that feels like I'm baring my soul or anything.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025

Murray wasn’t worried about baring his abs for the film — it was the dancing that terrified him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

The joy of reaching the final, and in the manner he did it, was shown by Norrie baring his teeth and shouting his pleasure towards his team.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

Mark stumbled backward but caught his balance.There were people all around him, hissing, baring their teeth, dancing about on their feet, all wild eyes and hysterical laughter.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner