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Recent Examples of celibate The former Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star, who was a member of the boy band B2K before going solo in 2005, is no longer celibate, and is a father to son Megaa, 11, and daughter A’mei, 9, with ex-girlfriend Apryl Jones. —
Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 18 Nov. 2025 While the audience was instantly compelled by her newscaster cadence, pearl clutching, and disastrous, celibate relationship, her fellow Housewives thought it was all put on for the cameras. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 And celibacy, as Christ was celibate. —Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 For many traditionalists, effective enforcement of this teaching would mean cracking down on homosexuality among the clergy, including gay clergy who are celibate and chaste. —Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for celibate
Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 18 Nov. 2025 While the audience was instantly compelled by her newscaster cadence, pearl clutching, and disastrous, celibate relationship, her fellow Housewives thought it was all put on for the cameras. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 And celibacy, as Christ was celibate. —Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 For many traditionalists, effective enforcement of this teaching would mean cracking down on homosexuality among the clergy, including gay clergy who are celibate and chaste. —Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for celibate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for celibate
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The songwriting is so chaste and disembodied that an Old Hollywood censor would have no problem greenlighting it.— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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Rue’s comparatively chaste behavior this season — including in scenes with high school love Jules (the always magnetic Hunter Schafer) — feels like a concession to Zendaya’s huge star power and public image.— Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Like Ash Wednesday, Good Friday is a day where Catholics are obliged to fast and stay abstinent throughout the day until midnight.— Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
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At the end of six months, those who had taken just one dose of psilocybin had more than six times greater odds of being abstinent from cigarettes than their counterparts who relied on the nicotine substitute.— Will Stone, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
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The San Jose Sharks missed an opportunity Tuesday to finish a cross-continent road trip on a positive note and make up some ground in their bid for a playoff spot.— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent developments include cross-continent robotic surgeries between Rome and Beijing.— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Even Gen Z, whose 4% buyer share edged up from 3%, is entering homeownership unconventionally—35% as single females and 17% as unmarried couples, both generational highs.— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, an unmarried man of the same age is simply called a bachelor, or, in gaming circles, a wizard.— David Sedaris, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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In the first season of Sam Levinson’s salacious teen drama, Euphoria, every episode opened with a deep dive into one of the characters’ pasts, which complicated their archetypes: the bro-y jock was troubled by his sexuality; the most virginal girl in her friend group was a camgirl.— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
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Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel is a slow read with an out-of-time atmosphere, really one of the most virginal and repressed romance stories of all time.— Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
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Murray emphasized that all defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty, and declined to discuss the specifics of the case against Rice.— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
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There is significant risk that, given the limited evidence specific to individuals, mass trials risk convicting innocent people.— Will Barker, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
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Extra virgin olive oil is cold-pressed, unlike regular olive oil.— Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
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Most of what people associate with extra virgin olive oil’s health benefits comes from polyphenols and antioxidants that are only present in oil that’s fresh, properly harvested and minimally processed.— Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Celibate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/celibate. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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