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Recent Examples of celibate
Febos finds common ground with both voluntarily and involuntarily celibate individuals.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 5 June 2025
But my celibate year was one of the happiest of my life.
—Sarah Viren
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Sacks struggled with addiction, was celibate for decades, and suffered from his own neurological issues, all of which pulled him closer to his patients.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
For many traditionalists, effective enforcement of this teaching would mean cracking down on homosexuality among the clergy, including gay clergy who are celibate and chaste.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 5 June 2025
But my celibate year was one of the happiest of my life.
—Sarah Viren
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Sacks struggled with addiction, was celibate for decades, and suffered from his own neurological issues, all of which pulled him closer to his patients.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
For many traditionalists, effective enforcement of this teaching would mean cracking down on homosexuality among the clergy, including gay clergy who are celibate and chaste.
—Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celibate
Adjective
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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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In Zone 6, chaste tree may die back to the ground in winter but resprouts in the following growing season.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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The cross-continent trek for Rye Riptides, which students and now-retired Rye Junior High School science teacher Sheila Adams stuffed with photos of the Rye students, a facemask with their signatures on it, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters, was conducted with the help of Educational Passages.—
Ian Lenahan,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2022
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The totem pole was carved by members of the Lummi Nation and is being transported from their home in Washington state to Washington, D.C., as part of a 15-day, cross-continent journey to advocate for the protection of sacred places and the expansion of tribal sovereignty rights.—
Zak Podmore,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
18 July 2021
Adjective
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The share of prime-age adults (25 to 55) who were married fell from 83 percent in 1960 to 57 percent in 2010, according to census data, and the share of children born to unmarried parents rose from 5 to 41 percent.—
Brad Wilcox,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
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About 40% of all births are to unmarried women, according to the U.S. Census, which is double the rate from 40 years ago.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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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On the way back to her workstation after the 0830 all clear, Masako indulged this innocent conceit by regaling some of her Kenjo coworkers with a claim about her father’s apparently magical ability to protect himself and his family from American bombs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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To illustrate the absurdity of adhering too closely to genre conventions, Galloway describes a plot about an innocent girl who winds up in a strange town.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The resulting material closely resembles virgin plastic and can be recycled multiple times without significant degradation.—
Alexander Kwapis,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The pals stayed at the Nobu Residences, spent time at both the location's Cortez Pool — where Hudgens enjoyed frozen virgin daiquiris and Caliwater at a swim-up bar — and also got to hang at a private cabana for the occasion.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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“Celibate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celibate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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