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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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The film is a lot less magical: Mother hosts a rather chaste art show at a local gallery featuring paintings and sculptures of women and dogs.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Gender policing is now a blood sport online, where women who seem to defy traditional expectations of staying hot, quiet, chaste, and weak are humiliated and attacked en masse.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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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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Watch The Perfect Holiday on Hulu Four Christmases In this 2008 rom-com, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn play an unmarried couple with plans for an exotic holiday getaway.James Mercadante, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, for unmarried women with children, the median wealth dropped sharply to $10,700.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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However, this innocent appearance doesn’t last long.Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 11 innocent people have been freed from Oklahoma's death row and seven clemencies have been granted in the state.CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The weights are made of solid cast iron and encased in virgin rubber to Resist cracking and fading and protect floors and equipment.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
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This fruity, tasty extra virgin olive oil from the hills of Catalonia is made from 100% sweet, nutty Arbequina olives.Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Celibate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celibate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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