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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
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Orient Express opened its first hotel in Rome in the 17th-century La Minerva palazzo earlier this year, coinciding with the maiden voyage of the new Orient Express train.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
However, four snaps into his debut, that hope was extinguished as Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon and missed the remainder of his maiden campaign in New Jersey.
—David Close, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Adjective
Bezos himself even boarded Blue Origin's New Shepard for its maiden crewed voyage in July 2021, which came after the spacecraft flew on 15 flight tests beginning in 2012.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Orient Express opened its first hotel in Rome in the 17th-century La Minerva palazzo earlier this year, coinciding with the maiden voyage of the new Orient Express train.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
Noun
This campaign has so far been a season of firsts for Norris, with maiden wins at the season-opening Australian Prix and, most recently, the famous circuit at Monaco.
—Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
However, four snaps into his debut, that hope was extinguished as Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon and missed the remainder of his maiden campaign in New Jersey.
—David Close, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden
Adjective
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Scientists at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia in Barcelona have recorded footage of a key stage of human development in real time, and in 3D, for the first time.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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That said, the Revolution had promising spells of attacking play and even looked the more dangerous side in the first half.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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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At the time, Commissioner Dave Young and former Commissioner Pat South asked the development’s owner to levy voluntary impact fees to offset initial costs for new students.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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After Columbia County's initial involvement with the police report, the matter was referred to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, according to the sheriff's office.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
7 Aug. 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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His mother worked as a maid to support him and his three sisters.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
30 July 2025
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She has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci as Borden, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny as the title character and Kristen Stewart as a maid.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The festival, which hosted its inaugural slate of performances in 2015, will continue the tradition of spotlighting a fresh local talent pool this year.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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It will be overseen by its own board of directors, with Druker serving as its inaugural president.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 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
Adjective
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This batch features the entire main cast of the original Star Trek series, from Capt. James T. Kirk, Spock and Uhura to Nurse and eventual-Chief Medical Officer Christine Chapel and Yeoman and eventual-Communications Officer Janice Rand.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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While some Warthogs may evade imminent retirement if Congress reverses some of the Pentagon’s cuts, upgrades to the aged attack plane in recent years distinguish it from the original model that entered service almost 50 years ago.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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