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
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The president recognized a perfect nominee for the times: a brilliant jurist who represented the best of American virtues and exhibited no vices or controversial positions on judicial issues (as had Bork three years earlier).—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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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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The agencies then market the idols as paragons of innocence to a mostly male, older fanbase that prizes their looks, perceived purity and emotional accessibility over their limited skill as pop performers.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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Third-party testing To address claims of effectiveness from brands, many reputable manufacturers utilize third-party testing to validate the quality and purity of their ingredients.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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The beginning of the finale reveals that the explosion originated in the laundry room, where Graham was trying to declare his innocence to Donnie and Crystal (Destiny Hernandez).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Weinstein has also maintained his innocence of these charges, and his lawyers almost immediately filed an appeal.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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With six goals and five assists, Dreyer is tied for MLS honors in goals plus assists.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Even lending Bush’s name to a building full of crap was too high an honor for that president.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
16 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 24 May. 2025.
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