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as in pristine
being in an original and unused or unspoiled state
the state's only remaining virgin forest
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as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
his photographs of nudes have such a virgin purity about them that only a prude would find them objectionable
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as in uninhabited
existing without human habitation or cultivation
a vast expanse of virgin territory
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as in maiden
coming before all others in time or order
the political analyst's virgin effort at a cloak-and-dagger thriller
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as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers
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Recent Examples of virgin
Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
In addition to saving on waste and reducing the need for virgin resources, circular systems offer financial savings.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Thomas watches as a naked virgin rides a horse, which is meant to stumble upon reaching the grave of a vampire.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
China’s dominance of the two metals’ supply chains gives it a considerable cudgel in its ongoing trade war with the US, which produces no virgin gallium and only a small amount of germanium while consuming approximately 50 tons a year of the two metals combined.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
In addition to saving on waste and reducing the need for virgin resources, circular systems offer financial savings.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
That was the most moving moment of the day for Marie Capucine, 37, a consecrated virgin representing her Parisian parish of Saint Germain des Prés at the reopening.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Thomas watches as a naked virgin rides a horse, which is meant to stumble upon reaching the grave of a vampire.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virgin
Adjective
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Why keep up this fake pretense that each date is somehow brand-new, virginal?—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her approach is a clean break from the 19th-century tradition of American landscape art, in which de facto propagandists like Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Cole depicted land as radiant and virginal, the birthright of any colonial buccaneer drunk on Manifest Destiny.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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This is a battle of the league's best and worst three-point shooting teams, as Orlando has hit just 30.9 percent of its triples, the worst mark in the NBA, while Cleveland is shooting a pristine 39.0 percent from three in 2024-25, the league's tidiest rate.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Hay Island, a pristine 18-acre piece of land that is hidden near Long Island Sound, has listed for $35 million.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Blanchett, meanwhile, continues her reign among the cadre of actresses who work with their stylists — in this case, Elizabeth Stewart — to craft a collection of press-run looks that extend beyond pure glamour in their talking points.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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This can provide significant advantages over today’s best mini-LED TVs, including higher brightness, less blooming (light bleed around bright images), and purer, more accurate colors.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
13 Mar. 2025
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There are also several uninhabited islands around Holbox that are perfect for a boat day of exploration.—
Rana Good,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Hunting prey The footage was collected during a 2022 field study off Somerset Island, an uninhabited island in the Nunavut territory.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Now nearly complete, Disney Adventure will set sail on its maiden voyage on December 15 2025 from Singapore.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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The maiden voyage of Neoliner Origin, as the ship has been christened, spotlights a new era in environmentally friendly shipping as growing regulatory pressure by governments pushes the maritime sector to cut its climate emissions.—
Nick Nuttall,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Despite his impressive resume that spans two Group of Seven central banks and major investment firms, Carney is a political novice.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Probationary employees aren't necessarily novices, though.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Overall, a majority of unmarried Americans, 56 percent, are more worried about ending up with the wrong partner than not finding someone at all, the AEI survey found.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Some essential relief, or perhaps even a slight disappointment, to realize that unmarried life is kind of normal?—
Haley Mlotek,
Curbed,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hellbent on destroying the pure, chaste and overly self-righteous preacher who denied her satisfaction, Salome performs a seductive dance at her stepfather Herod’s birthday feast.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The medieval image of rape—as the act of a violent stranger upon a chaste victim who goes straight to the authorities—persisted undisturbed in American courts through the nineteen-sixties.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Virgin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virgin. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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