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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
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The meet features 64 stakes races, including 18 Grade 1s, and is packed with deep maiden special weights, competitive allowance races, and hard-to-predict turf contests.
—Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Campbell, who won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Mexico Open in February, claimed his second playoff title at the John Deere Classic.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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Adjective
The aim seemingly is to build their brand and boost attendances in their maiden WSL season.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The meet features 64 stakes races, including 18 Grade 1s, and is packed with deep maiden special weights, competitive allowance races, and hard-to-predict turf contests.
—Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
Instead, just three months after that maiden outing, Huijsen was sent on loan to AS Roma.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Campbell, who won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Mexico Open in February, claimed his second playoff title at the John Deere Classic.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden
Adjective
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This is the first time the river has been opened to swimmers since 1923, Reuters reported.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Estévez, 32, has shined in his first season with the Royals.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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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That's because the initial yield of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which discovered nearly 3,000 planets in its nine years of operation, relied on worlds transiting — passing between their star and Earth.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
15 July 2025
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But xAI’s Grok took a very different route in the initial rounds of testing.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
15 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
Noun
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Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Could the maid be delivering a letter from another suitor?—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Soon South Milwaukee will be filled with sasquatch calls – or at least what locals think a sasquatch call sounds like – during a contest at the inaugural Samtemberfest, Sat.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Lizzie Shapiro wins inaugural Janet Pierson Champion Award, named after longtime SXSW Film director.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 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
Adjective
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The current lineup of Jay & The Americans has one original member, 82-year-old harmony vocalist Sandy Deane Yaguda.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The show returned in October of that year and featured every original cast member except Barr, whose character's disappearance was explained by an off-screen death.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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