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Recent Examples of celibate
As if women didn’t already have enough reason to fear men, the rise of the incel (involuntarily celibate) movement surely represents one of the most disheartening and dangerous subcultures to have sprung from the internet’s rotten skull.
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Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 6 June 2024
Supporters of Sabarimala’s ban argue that no other Ayyappan temple restricts women’s access because nowhere else does Ayyappan appear in his celibate ascetic form.
—Deepa Das Acevedo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2019
Lenny Kravitz has been celibate for almost a decade and Ice-T does not approve.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 31 May 2024
This — along with the unusual premise of celibate ascetics taking on the challenge of worldly romance — has given the Buddhist version its own viral fame, which the foundation hoped to maximize by opening it to the press.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 6 June 2024
Supporters of Sabarimala’s ban argue that no other Ayyappan temple restricts women’s access because nowhere else does Ayyappan appear in his celibate ascetic form.
—Deepa Das Acevedo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2019
Lenny Kravitz has been celibate for almost a decade and Ice-T does not approve.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 31 May 2024
This — along with the unusual premise of celibate ascetics taking on the challenge of worldly romance — has given the Buddhist version its own viral fame, which the foundation hoped to maximize by opening it to the press.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celibate
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Much of this chaste romance takes place in public spaces such as cafes, art galleries and bowling alleys that are strangely empty apart from the lovebirds.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Disney's superhero franchise typically stays very chaste, but witches live to break the rules.Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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The cross-continent trek for Rye Riptides, which students and now-retired Rye Junior High School science teacher Sheila Adams stuffed with photos of the Rye students, a facemask with their signatures on it, fall leaves, acorns and state quarters, was conducted with the help of Educational Passages.Ian Lenahan, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
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The totem pole was carved by members of the Lummi Nation and is being transported from their home in Washington state to Washington, D.C., as part of a 15-day, cross-continent journey to advocate for the protection of sacred places and the expansion of tribal sovereignty rights.Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2021
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Those percentages go up for single parents – 89% of unmarried fathers work, as do 77% of unmarried mothers.Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
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About 15% of adults between ages 25 and 34 cohabitate with an unmarried partner — a 12% increase from 10 years earlier.Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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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
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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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The exhibition’s title nods to both the innocent and the guilty.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Any accusation that Israel's objective was to starve innocent civilians—rather than to compel the surrender of Hamas combatants—is not merely unfounded but a libelous distortion of the truth.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Swap the crowded tourist spots for a personalized island-hopping journey across untouched, virgin beaches.Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ganni phased out the use of virgin leather across both RTW and accessories in 2023, driven by its ambition to reduce its carbon footprint by 50 percent by 2027, compared to a 2021 baseline.Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Celibate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celibate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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