as in virtue
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Recent Examples of virginity
Jimmy Kimmel accosted Dune stars Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, and Timothée Chalamet with the bucket, and Saturday Night Live aired a song about Marcello Hernández losing his virginity to it.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024
From intrusive questions about her virginity to men twice her age discounting her work, she remained mostly posed and polite until her next studio offering: 2001’s Britney.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
There's less emphasis on virginity in the traditional sense.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Winfrey raised the virginity question directly during her 1993 interview with Jackson.
—EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2024
From intrusive questions about her virginity to men twice her age discounting her work, she remained mostly posed and polite until her next studio offering: 2001’s Britney.
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
There's less emphasis on virginity in the traditional sense.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Winfrey raised the virginity question directly during her 1993 interview with Jackson.
—EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virginity
Noun
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About two dozen trustees serve by virtue of their government office, such as the librarian of Congress, the secretary of state, the mayor of Washington and the speaker and the minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.—
E. Andrew Taylor,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2025
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The San Diego Jewish Academy was the 17th seed in the 16-team Division 4 boys bracket, but qualified for the playoffs by virtue of a regular-season win over No. 16 Coastal Academy.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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White is generally associated with purity and holiness.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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The International Atomic Energy Agency earlier this month warned that Iran has developed some 440 pounds of near-weapons grade uranium that has been enriched to the 60% purity threshold – shy of the 90% purity levels needed to develop a nuclear bomb.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Trump maintains his innocence, and the judgment of now over $500 million, including interest, is on appeal.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Pink is a blend of red (passion) and white (innocence).—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Despite that fact that artists don’t get paid for appearing in the Super Bowl Halftime show, it is considered a great honor to be asked.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Foxtrot, a border collie who emerged as a clear contender after scoring his second touchdown of the game, earned the honor.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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Vocally, too, Jackman makes a kind of spectacle of his modesty.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Kwong’s ministrations to the interior included refurbishing portions of the existing millwork, adding a window seat in the kitchen, and renovating the kitchen and baths in a way that feels sympathetic to the modesty of the original plans.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Virginity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virginity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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