as in girls
a young unmarried woman
a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father
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Recent Examples of maidens
This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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
Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Prized 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert ran an impressive 1-2 in their debuts in Sunday’s opening race, a six-furlong test for maidens.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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
Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
This is a 1,000 year old tradition where two maidens are chosen to be slaughtered as repentance to one of their goddesses.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Prized 2-year-olds trained by Bob Baffert ran an impressive 1-2 in their debuts in Sunday’s opening race, a six-furlong test for maidens.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maidens
Noun
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The shift places a heavier burden on women and girls who end up spending hours each day hunting for fuel, limiting their time for work or school, said Neha Saigal, a consultant with the environmental and social justice startup Asar Social Impact Advisors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of the past year, Texas state lawmakers have been investigating the fatal July 4, 2025, floods that claimed over 130 lives, including those of 27 young girls at a Central Texas summer camp.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Roughly 82% of the Bay Area’s maids and housekeepers are immigrants, and close to 40% of the total are undocumented.—
Sara DiNatale,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dark Towers, crooked wizard towers, towers with damsels in distress.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Maidens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maidens. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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