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Recent Examples of virginity
The writer, Arthur Golden, focused on the story of a young geisha selling her virginity, which geishas told Yu was not common practice.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Han made a change to that storyline in season 2, when Belly lost her virginity to Conrad in front of the fireplace at the Cousins house.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
During a discussion about Colton Underwood, Joy Behar asked her 'View' cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin about losing her virginity.
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
In his Epistles, Paul grudgingly grants that marrying is better than burning with desire, but virginity is best.
—Spencer Strub, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Han made a change to that storyline in season 2, when Belly lost her virginity to Conrad in front of the fireplace at the Cousins house.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
During a discussion about Colton Underwood, Joy Behar asked her 'View' cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin about losing her virginity.
—EW.com, 26 July 2025
In his Epistles, Paul grudgingly grants that marrying is better than burning with desire, but virginity is best.
—Spencer Strub, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virginity
Noun
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Every time it was dressed up as virtue.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Weeping savors a virtue — compassion, tenderness, pity, love.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their system, Aepnus Technology’s waste-to-reagent electrolyzer, has now logged thousands of hours converting sodium sulfate into high-purity caustic soda and sulfuric acid.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Left-wing antisemitism, which cast Jews as greedy capitalists, existed as well, especially in France, but Jew-baiting remained primarily a right-wing pursuit, the work of illiberal nativists who saw a tiny minority as polluting the purity of their racial or religious communities.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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None of the men — including Lennon, who details the murder that led to his incarceration — attempt to convince us of their innocence.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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From the start, Cédric has steadfastly maintained his innocence.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 900 properties across the city contributed to the honor and were celebrated for the same characteristics that can lead to a citation under the vegetation ordinance.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The university now hosts an annual conference on African American studies named in Allen’s honor, and last year, awarded her an honorary degree for her community contributions.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bush declined to do so out of modesty, an increasingly rare trait in today’s Washington.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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What is especially striking is the contrast between the relative modesty of what is shown and the scenes of María Ángeles recounting her experiences, with great relish, to her childhood friend Joséfa (María Áfonsa Rosso), now a nun in a silent order.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Virginity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virginity. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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