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as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage
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Recent Examples of maiden
ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Data from the maiden voyage (North Pacific route) showed substantial propulsion support from the wind.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The track also announced an increase in the purses for special weight 2-year-old maiden races to $100,000, putting the track on par with similar events run at Kentucky and New York tracks.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Springer, also seeking a maiden tour triumph, accounted for the final four birdies, highlighted by his 36-foot putt on the par-3 17th.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Data from the maiden voyage (North Pacific route) showed substantial propulsion support from the wind.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The track also announced an increase in the purses for special weight 2-year-old maiden races to $100,000, putting the track on par with similar events run at Kentucky and New York tracks.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden
Adjective
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Romo’s home runs were the first of the season by a Sox catcher.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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And while this is the king's first visit to his son's new home country since the rift, the four-day work trip isn't a personal one.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Here are the unmarried, who used to be marginal.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Sometimes an unmarried partner needs legal support to get their name on the baby’s birth certificate and some families need grief support, or baby sleep training, or even just babysitting.—
Amy Eskind,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In girls track, Montverde won 2A R2.—
Johnny Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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An initial round of peace talks was held in the capital of Islamabad last month.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The bill also retains its enforcement division capable of making arrests, despite initial DFL reservations.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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In the first season of Sam Levinson’s salacious teen drama, Euphoria, every episode opened with a deep dive into one of the characters’ pasts, which complicated their archetypes: the bro-y jock was troubled by his sexuality; the most virginal girl in her friend group was a camgirl.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel is a slow read with an out-of-time atmosphere, really one of the most virginal and repressed romance stories of all time.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The 26-year-old San Diego native previously joined SDFC as a Stage 1 selection in the 2024 MLS re-entry draft and was part of the club’s inaugural-season roster last year.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The inaugural Rock Star Mom honoree was Giselli Veloz, senior program manager at LIFT-NY.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Also, there are still several ships at sea carrying inventory from before the war, meaning cheap virgin supplies are still making their way to processors.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Oils or fats with a smoke point lower in this are no good, so that means extra virgin olive is out.—
Jack Hennessy,
Outdoor Life,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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