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as in first
coming before all others in time or order
the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage
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Recent Examples of maiden
Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
One of next year’s maiden voyages is the 22-day Grand Silk Road journey, which takes guests on a whirlwind trip from Beijing, across the westernmost reaches of China and several of the ’Stans—including Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan—before ending up in Tashkent.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
James Pearce, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Charles Leclerc was on his way to the team's maiden win in the last race in Hungary after starting from pole position, but a problem with his SF-25's chassis meant his pace dropped significantly, leading him to finish fourth.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Red Bull Racing Formula One team principal Laurent Mekies has opened up about the potential promotion of rookie driver Isack Hadjar, who secured his maiden podium at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
One of next year’s maiden voyages is the 22-day Grand Silk Road journey, which takes guests on a whirlwind trip from Beijing, across the westernmost reaches of China and several of the ’Stans—including Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan—before ending up in Tashkent.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Federico Chiesa earned cult hero status during his maiden campaign at Liverpool.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Charles Leclerc was on his way to the team's maiden win in the last race in Hungary after starting from pole position, but a problem with his SF-25's chassis meant his pace dropped significantly, leading him to finish fourth.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden
Adjective
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The first pair, Wild Life (1440p) and Wild Life Extreme (4K), uses the Vulkan graphics API to measure GPU speeds.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The first hepatitis B vaccine was licensed in 1981, and the ACIP recommended a vaccine dose universally for all babies in 1991.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the time of her birth, her father, Albert, an itinerant merchant and womanizer, was absent and her parents unmarried.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike the Panthère—crowned the it girl watch of the 2020s—or the Tank Française, with its royal pedigree, the Demoiselle remained overlooked.—
Malaika Crawford,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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The track is credited to fictional girl group Huntr/x, as well as the three women who actually perform as the characters in the movie, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After an initial jam session to determine musical abilities and interests, participants are paired up and assigned to a counselor who manages their activities for the week.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As other guests like Futura, Natasha Lyonne, Common and Marisa Tomei arrived at Saga after their initial experiences, and hungry for more, dinner was just getting underway for the Moon group.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Official portraits projected her as a modern iteration of 19th-century royal mothers—soft, demure, virginal.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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In fact, a single Old Testament line might be the source for the virginal aspect of the cult of Mary.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
Noun
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When Davina goes out to fetch her, Julia is worried that Lovat is going to try the ol’ sneak-attack-wedding maneuver, but the maid reassures her that’s not the case.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The British band’s inaugural stop in Latin America on their highly successful Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour — which launched in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4 — drew a crowd of 65,000 fans at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros, according to promoter OCESA.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
13 Sep. 2025
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An expansion team reached the playoffs in its inaugural season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Innovations In Chemical And Physical Recycling Chemical Recycling is a relatively new technology designed to convert material waste at a molecular level to produce virgin-quality raw materials.—
Han Hendriks,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Too often, developments of this size that pop up on virgin ground get lost to boring cookie-cutter street scaping and architecture.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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