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as in pristine
being in an original and unused or unspoiled state
the state's only remaining virgin forest
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as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
his photographs of nudes have such a virgin purity about them that only a prude would find them objectionable
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as in uninhabited
existing without human habitation or cultivation
a vast expanse of virgin territory
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as in maiden
coming before all others in time or order
the political analyst's virgin effort at a cloak-and-dagger thriller
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as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers
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Recent Examples of virgin
Alexander Kwapis, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Extra virgin olive oil and ranch base, mozzarella, chicken, bacon, ranch drizzle and parsley.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 July 2025
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
But one vivid, if unlikely, detail has endured: Her traveling companions were some 11,000 virgins.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The resulting material closely resembles virgin plastic and can be recycled multiple times without significant degradation.
—Alexander Kwapis, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Extra virgin olive oil and ranch base, mozzarella, chicken, bacon, ranch drizzle and parsley.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 July 2025
Noun
Alexander said the recycling industry wants to see a treaty outcome that helps to level the economic playing field between recycled plastics and new, or virgin, plastic materials.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
But one vivid, if unlikely, detail has endured: Her traveling companions were some 11,000 virgins.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virgin
Adjective
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Official portraits projected her as a modern iteration of 19th-century royal mothers—soft, demure, virginal.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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In fact, a single Old Testament line might be the source for the virginal aspect of the cult of Mary.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Nevertheless, the formerly pristine darkness of the night sky now has much more light, particularly in the blue and green, from LEDs in cities and towns, lighting roads, public spaces and advertising.—
Richard Green,
Space.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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My desks and tables are littered with stray sheets of paper and an explosion of notebooks, some pristine, some half full, most somewhere in between.—
Dan Rockmore,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just be sure to find a high-quality, pure product without additives.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
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Your browser does not support the video tag. DeMario Douglas, WR, NE: This is a pure volume play, but Stefon Diggs’ health is in question — supposedly ready for Week 1, but how ready is still a question, as is the rapport level with Drake Maye.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Their uninhabited island, full of wild animals, insects, a donkey and other distractions, is called Floreana and is located in the Galapagos Islands.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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The asylum closed in 1968, and the island has been uninhabited ever since.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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With Hansi Flick taking over the reins from Xavi Hernandez, things couldn’t have gone better for the FC Barcelona head coach in his maiden term.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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However, its maiden voyage will be a transatlantic sailing leaving Southhampton, England on May 2, 2027.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The current version of Kuang might be described as a tabula-rasa novice, a highly accomplished author who would prefer to be an eager disciple.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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The most pythons caught by a novice were 14 by Krista Hoekstra, while John Southworth led the military category with 5.—
NBC South Florida,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Austen’s second novel, published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth Bennet (Corrin), an unmarried woman and the second of five daughters of Mr. (Sewell) and Mrs. Bennet (Colman) from Hertfordshire, near London.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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The thing is, those casts tend to be younger, unmarried, and childless; the stakes of their drunken antics are lower, less likely to land them in court or rehab and their kids, who in the case of The Valley families are too little to be consensual participants in the Bravo universe, in therapy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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To win the grand prize, 10 contestants must stay as chaste as possible in a house together for four weeks.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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There she was scolded by the nutritionally chaste household for drinking coffee and wearing leather gloves.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Virgin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virgin. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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