as in virtue
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Recent Examples of virginity
While opening up about Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook)'s relationship with her older brother Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), White, 54, said the season finale originally saw Piper lose her virginity.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The plot device of psychic abilities being tied to (and lost with) virginity is ridiculous, sexist, and better forgotten.
—EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
In the West, virginity, orgasms, and clitorectomies have each been deemed both healthy and unhealthy for women, who have been imagined as both hornier and less horny than men.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The plot device of psychic abilities being tied to (and lost with) virginity is ridiculous, sexist, and better forgotten.
—EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The intersection of toxic masculinity (i.e., loss of their virginity is a rite of passage into manhood) and adultification (i.e., viewing and treating Black boys as men) perpetuates early sexualization and hypersexualization of Black boys.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
In the West, virginity, orgasms, and clitorectomies have each been deemed both healthy and unhealthy for women, who have been imagined as both hornier and less horny than men.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virginity
Noun
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And as someone who is trying to make an NFL roster or practice squad, that’s an immense virtue.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2025
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By virtue of finishing with the NBA's fifth-worst record this year, the Sixers have a 10.5% chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick, trailing only the Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets (14% each) and New Orleans Pelicans (12.5%).—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Medium-full, this offers excellent varietal purity, medium weight tannins, very good acidity and subtle wood notes.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Image Iran has been enriching uranium to around 60 percent purity, just short of the levels needed to produce a weapon.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sara successfully rescues her son Josh after proving her innocence at the end of Exterritorial.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Despite serving only five days of a five-month sentence, Smollett has maintained his innocence.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
2 May 2025
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When Kopitar won the honor in 2023, the Kings center also only had four penalty minutes that season.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Theater's highest honor, getting recognized with a nomination typically leads to an influx in box office sales, which new musicals desperately need during the crowded spring season.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The mesh fabric didn't cover as much as her extremely long, brown hair—a departure from the famous painting—which was stuffed into the dress and very deliberately situated for a wee bit of modesty.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
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To pursue genuine internationalism, liberals also need to develop a degree of modesty about democracy itself.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Virginity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virginity. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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