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clean-shaven

[kleen-shey-vuhn] / ˈklinˈʃeɪ vən /


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Ferrety and clean-shaven, Zanjani never served in the military, but he ingratiated himself with the Revolutionary Guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

At the windows, clean-shaven faces cast curious glances at the journalists in the compound.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Chilton, who is usually clean-shaven, wears clear rectangular glasses and is a keen trout fisher, founded mushroom distributor Nammex in 1989.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

They are short, tall, flabby, lean, clean-shaven, bearded, bald and pony-tailed.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Instead he was freshly showered, clean-shaven, Afro-picked, and wearing a short-sleeved button-down and khakis.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas