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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
Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Firing Room 1 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida has witnessed the liftoff of several historic Apollo missions, including the one in 1969 that put humans on the moon for the first time, and the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 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
Bob Baffert trains the two favorites, San Felipe winner Potente (2-1) and Cherokee Nation (5-2), whose lone career win came in a maiden race in late February but produced the fastest Beyer Speed Figure (100) in the field.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Firing Room 1 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida has witnessed the liftoff of several historic Apollo missions, including the one in 1969 that put humans on the moon for the first time, and the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Columbia.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 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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Jaiden Ilginis made quite an entrance last spring for Tinley Park, recording a hat trick in her first game as a freshman.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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With Carlos Rodón, set to make his first rehab start Friday, and Gerrit Cole, scheduled for his second rehab start Thursday, working their way back from injuries, a logjam is coming to the Yankees’ rotation if everyone else stays healthy.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Even Gen Z, whose 4% buyer share edged up from 3%, is entering homeownership unconventionally—35% as single females and 17% as unmarried couples, both generational highs.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, an unmarried man of the same age is simply called a bachelor, or, in gaming circles, a wizard.—
David Sedaris,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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One was a girls' madrassa, or religious school.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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SpaceX, the dominant player in the burgeoning commercial space market, is running behind on its huge lunar lander and is more distracted than ever with an initial sale of shares to the public that could raise as much as $75 billion.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Niall, for his part, only comes to hate himself more as gay acceptance goes mainstream, his initial distress over his sexuality compounded by humiliation at being unable to get past that distress.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Our idols were allowed to either be good girls—militantly wholesome and seemingly virginal—or train wrecks, unmoored and wild, and thus subjected to a litany of bullying and ridicule for their actions.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 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
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In an attempt to earn money and develop a following, Cassie has embraced a puppy persona and has her maid take videos and photos of her dressed in sultry dog costumes for her social media.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For its inaugural season, in partnership with the Vasarely Foundation, the hotel debuted an exhibition across its lawn that drew over 30,000 visitors, and each guest room features a work by Dutch painter Roan van Oort, who is known for his textured canvases and raw depictions of the natural world.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic was also relocated from Saudi Arabia to Los Angeles due to safety concerns from the conflict.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Extra virgin olive oil is cold-pressed, unlike regular olive oil.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
16 Apr. 2026
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Most of what people associate with extra virgin olive oil’s health benefits comes from polyphenols and antioxidants that are only present in oil that’s fresh, properly harvested and minimally processed.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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