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as in pristine
being in an original and unused or unspoiled state
one of the state's few remaining tracts of virginal prairie
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as in pure
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the romance between the young boy and girl is portrayed with virginal innocence that is touching in this day and age
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Recent Examples of virginal
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.
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Depp goes beyond Ellen’s virginal purity to complicate our understanding of this character’s relationship to darkness — how she is at once disturbed by and deeply intimate with it.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
That’s because our immune systems are no longer so virginal to the SARS-CoV-2, given previous exposure to its spike proteins via vaccination or natural infection.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Depp goes beyond Ellen’s virginal purity to complicate our understanding of this character’s relationship to darkness — how she is at once disturbed by and deeply intimate with it.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
That’s because our immune systems are no longer so virginal to the SARS-CoV-2, given previous exposure to its spike proteins via vaccination or natural infection.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virginal
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The government is also implementing a beach management project in Long Bay to safeguard marine and coastal ecosystems, ensuring that the BVI remains pristine for generations to come.—
Panorama Media Ltd,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Lucas takes great pride in his work, particularly in maintaining the cafeteria floors to a pristine He has additionally been nominated to be recognized as Recognizing Inspiring Schools Award (RISE) recipients.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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In 2000, just 19% of South Koreans between the ages of 30 and 34 were unmarried, but today that number is 56%, according to government data.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The newspaper also reported that Sabharwal, who was unmarried, served as his elderly father’s primary caregiver.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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In many ways, the time trial is the purest form of cycling — a body and a bike, alone against the clock, but its engineering focus means that wealthier teams often excel.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Happening in early May, the festival’s events are pure Americana.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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The warm-up official team jackets in navy blue are crafted from an ultra-thin, breathable and bi-stretch blend of recycled and virgin polyester.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 June 2025
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Refined coconut oil usually has a shorter shelf life than virgin olive oil.—
Health,
Health,
14 May 2025
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It is described as being in immaculate condition and is showing fewer than 5,400 miles from new.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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If that pitch had been called a strike, Yamamoto would have achieved the rare feat of an immaculate inning.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Everything then was fresh, local, and far more creative than people of today can even imagine.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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The fish and seafood are so fresh, straight from the ocean to your plate, and the Croatian people are great.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The meet features 64 stakes races, including 18 Grade 1s, and is packed with deep maiden special weights, competitive allowance races, and hard-to-predict turf contests.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The 33-year-old, who has had an impressive season in her maiden National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) campaign — a move we have been told was encouraged by Bonadei himself — was an important member of the leadership group.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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There she was scolded by the nutritionally chaste household for drinking coffee and wearing leather gloves.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In Zone 6, chaste tree may die back to the ground in winter but resprouts in the following growing season.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
10 June 2025
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“Virginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virginal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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