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Recent Examples of spinster
The great spinsters of literature were often portrayed as, if not monstrous, then ugly, cruel and unwanted.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024
But Anthony can’t seem to stop thinking about Edwina’s spinster sister Kate.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Cats once again became associated with spinsters gone mad.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024
Half of the awful old spinsters who taught at our school, for instance.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
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Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024
But Anthony can’t seem to stop thinking about Edwina’s spinster sister Kate.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
Cats once again became associated with spinsters gone mad.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024
Half of the awful old spinsters who taught at our school, for instance.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinster
Noun
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The song is Abrams’ maiden No. 1 hit in the U.K., and followed the release of a deluxe edition of her sophomore LP, The Secret of Us, in October.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Jan. 2025
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Understandably titled Talk Tuah, the pod debuted earlier this week with comedian Whitney Cummings as its maiden guest.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2024
Noun
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After graduating in 1975 from Calvert Hall College High School, Mr. McDonough earned a bachelor’s degree in 1980 in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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By 2023, this gap had narrowed to 87% vs. 94%, but only 35% of Black adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to 48% of white adults (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023).—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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By the 1950s, the talented author who had worked with Langston Hughes and won a Guggenheim fellowship was struggling to make ends meet, working as a maid and taking other odd jobs.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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To escape the horrors of the Holocaust, Keleti, who was born in Budapest, hid out in Hungary by taking on a fake identity while working as a maid.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bride is also planning a three-day bachelorette getaway abroad that would also require plane travel.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile Apatow's Bridesmaids, written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, came out two years later and starred Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Elli Kemper in a raunchy tale about female friendship centered around a bachelorette trip and wedding planning.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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