as in maiden
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Recent Examples of ex
Time goes by but my exes are always in my face through him.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
This transit is known for bringing exes back into your life, after all.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
Kendrick Lamar brings out two of Drake's exes Lamar's performance didn't just call out Drake by name but featured not one, but two of the rapper's exes.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The Shred Your Ex Valentine's Day Party at The Bend Liquor Lounge in Hialeah is giving out free shots for those who bring a photo of their ex to rip up.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
This transit is known for bringing exes back into your life, after all.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
Kendrick Lamar brings out two of Drake's exes Lamar's performance didn't just call out Drake by name but featured not one, but two of the rapper's exes.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
The Shred Your Ex Valentine's Day Party at The Bend Liquor Lounge in Hialeah is giving out free shots for those who bring a photo of their ex to rip up.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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Its maiden and hero product, Rested, hones in on sleep as the fundamental step to optimizing cognitive and immune function.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s shown sitting in an armchair next to his similarly dressed daughter, who is giving him a handful of flowers; just behind them is a maid placing a basket of fruit.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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At the time of her killing, Curran was working part time as a maid at the local Colonial Motor Inn, which, according to VTDigger, is located near Bundy’s birthplace in Burlington.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nationally, 81% of students who enter community college point to a bachelor’s degree as their goal; however, only 31% ultimately transfer to a four-year institution.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Voigt received a bachelor’s degree in music teacher education from the State University of New York at Potsdam’s Crane School of Music.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In its 2001 film adaptation, Zellweger fell headfirst into life as a London girl and audiences around the globe fell in love with a verbally incontinent spinster who drinks like a fish, smokes like a chimney and dresses like her mother.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The latter have moved away from the village and do not appear, while the former stay and assist their mother, the eldest being a literal spinster.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Ex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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