Following
Following adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Maiden
Maiden adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The Iron Maiden pinball demonstrates the following tropes: Boyish Short Hair: Seen on the woman in the backglass.
Source: Pinball / Iron Maiden - Rozen Maiden, whose anime Overtook the Manga and whose manga tragically ended with a Deus ex Machina (and an apology) following a dispute between the producers and the publishers.
Source: Cut Short -
The following are archived in Charahub, having yet to appear in the story itself: Maria was named after the author's sister and paternal aunt, both named Marie, and her last name is his own middle name and his mother's maiden name.
Source: Fan Fic / Starbound
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Maiden and Following. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/following/maiden
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Maiden or Following. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/following/maiden.
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