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Recent Examples of virginity
Her first book, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, follows a chronically anxious 29-year-old on a quest to lose her virginity before her 30th birthday — and pairs perfectly with the Hibiscus Lemonade flavor.
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Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The teen comedy follows a group of high school students who make a pact to lose their virginity before graduation, prompting a series of absurd and hilarious attempts to do so.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Van Winkle’s sign said that bombing for peace was the equivalent of procreating for virginity.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
But keeping to the setting's standards of virginity and purity, only widow Violet can get away with it.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The teen comedy follows a group of high school students who make a pact to lose their virginity before graduation, prompting a series of absurd and hilarious attempts to do so.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Van Winkle’s sign said that bombing for peace was the equivalent of procreating for virginity.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
But keeping to the setting's standards of virginity and purity, only widow Violet can get away with it.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virginity
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Past philosophers, such as Aristotle, emphasized the necessity of virtue in both the people and their rulers, and Montesquieu argued that virtue was the defining principle of republics.—
Jordan Cash,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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As progressives have begun to fear that the American system might in fact be lost, many have rediscovered its virtues.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Reformation conducted a direct aesthetic and technical comparison between Project Latvus fabric and that made with wood pulp, concluding the wheat straw fabric was comparable in purity and presented no major quality concerns.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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His victim, in her unassailable purity, resists him, thereby proving that the arrivistes populating the ranks of England’s most upwardly mobile class had a moral edge over the nobility.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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On the fourth day of testimony in the guilt-innocence phase, the defense rested after calling multiple witnesses on Monday, June 8.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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Ignorance, innocence, a preference for not going in.—
Laura Miller,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Also in honor of Medgar, Jackson has a public library branch of the Jackson/Hinds Library System called Medger Evers Library.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Others have argued that the president's presence should be treated as an honor.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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These young ladies are primed for a life of modesty and subservience to their husbands and the future fathers of their children.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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That is why organizations cannot afford to treat Humility as a nice-to-have trait or confuse it with politeness, modesty, or low confidence.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Virginity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virginity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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