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as in pristine
being in an original and unused or unspoiled state
one of the state's few remaining tracts of virginal prairie
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as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the romance between the young boy and girl is portrayed with virginal innocence that is touching in this day and age
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Recent Examples of virginal
Our idols were allowed to either be good girls—militantly wholesome and seemingly virginal—or train wrecks, unmoored and wild, and thus subjected to a litany of bullying and ridicule for their actions.
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Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
Someone with the virginal purity of a political outsider and the intrinsic capability of an insider who’s spent decades cutting deals and keeping the government wheels spinning.
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Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Someone with the virginal purity of a political outsider and the intrinsic capability of an insider who’s spent decades cutting deals and keeping the government wheels spinning.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
Official portraits projected her as a modern iteration of 19th-century royal mothers—soft, demure, virginal.
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Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
Someone with the virginal purity of a political outsider and the intrinsic capability of an insider who’s spent decades cutting deals and keeping the government wheels spinning.
—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Someone with the virginal purity of a political outsider and the intrinsic capability of an insider who’s spent decades cutting deals and keeping the government wheels spinning.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
Official portraits projected her as a modern iteration of 19th-century royal mothers—soft, demure, virginal.
—
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virginal
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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Not only is Earth's closest celestial neighbor a pristine time capsule ripe for study – preserved almost unaltered throughout the course of billions of years – but the moon is viewed as a stepping stone for human exploration deeper into the cosmos.
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To claim Head of Household (HOH), the taxpayer generally must be unmarried (single, legally separated, divorced, or widowed) or be considered unmarried, pay more than half the cost of maintaining the home, and have a qualifying person.
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While church policies emphasized that unmarried women had the right to keep their children and the children had a right to remain with their mothers, staff often ignored this guidance and worked closely with adoption agencies, researchers found.
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The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment.
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Post-split, one Comcast entity will be a pure-play entertainment content company, with NBCUniversal and Sky assets, while the other company will be a leading broadband, cable and wireless provider.
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In their quest for the best produce, the trio searched around each location for the best butchers and bakeries to acquire fresh meat and bread each day.
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Rework the line, reschedule the plan, or return to an old idea with fresher eyes.
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Achieving and verifying high-purity output from secondary feedstocks, rather than virgin mined ore, is a technically demanding problem that has limited the domestic recycling sector for years.
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In reaching their first World Cup (which expanded from 32 to 48 participating nations this year), Curaçao has been able to showcase its colorful culture, touristic offerings and sporting potential to a largely virgin audience.
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Conditioning is ever immaculate and the greens run fair and true.
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This season, the vibes remained immaculate.
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The Pharaohs have often underperformed on the world stage, but the game against Australia presents Egypt with a real chance to win its maiden knockout fixture.
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Despite the advantage, Antonelli’s results in the last two races have put his maiden title bid under a bit of pressure.
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Then there was the rather chaste kiss on Evans’s show late last year.
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Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
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“Virginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virginal. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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