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Recent Examples of celibate
But my celibate year was one of the happiest of my life.
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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
In 1971, at the age of 21, Modi became a pracharak—a member of a bureaucracy of celibate Hindu men working for the RSS.
—Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2017
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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
In 1971, at the age of 21, Modi became a pracharak—a member of a bureaucracy of celibate Hindu men working for the RSS.
—Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2017
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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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In 2000, just 19% of South Koreans between the ages of 30 and 34 were unmarried, but today that number is 56%, according to government data.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The newspaper also reported that Sabharwal, who was unmarried, served as his elderly father’s primary caregiver.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
17 June 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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But the alternative is much worse: a world where the loss of innocent life is treated as inescapable, where no calamity can be prevented or bad situation reformed.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Comprehensive cell phone analysis can be just as powerful in clearing innocent drivers by proving no user interaction occurred.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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And that new material weighs 30 percent less than virgin leather and meets or exceeds all the company’s physical property goals, Roe said.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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Adjacent to it is the virgin beach Playa Carrillo where howler monkeys swing among the trees.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
2 July 2025
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“Celibate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celibate. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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