Thesaurus results for MAIDENS

maidens

noun

plural of maiden

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 Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC. —

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026 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. —

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

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Backstage, a handful of high-spirited elementary-age girls — known as Vista Horizon, a K-pop quintet from K-town — waved to them in awe and offered their congratulations.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
But their inner lives don’t hold shape the way her little girls (and boys) do, with their uncanny dialogue and idiosyncratic observations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026