as in former
having been such at some previous time
a quondam oil baron now living comfortably in retirement
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By coincidence, the same day that Reichstag burned, Einstein wrote to his quondam mistress, Margarete Lenbach.
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Thomas Levenson, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
Thomas Levenson, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
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Barton is not the only one of Gallagher's former costars he's been speaking out about recently, though.Julia Moore, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Payne’s former One Direction bandmates, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, shared a joint statement on the One Direction Instagram account Thursday night, and all four made individual statements between Thursday and Friday.Conor Murray, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Carlson’s guest that night was Megyn Kelly, one of his erstwhile Fox News colleagues.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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While Belichick, 72, and Hudson, 24, began dating after his relationship with Holliday ended, their romance made headlines during The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix in May, when the former Patriots quarterback poked fun at his erstwhile coach.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Our observations suggest older bucks deposit pheromones on these rubs, and that plays an important role in the dominance ladder of a herd.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Black men younger than 30 and older than 65 were the most likely to support Harris at 78% and 87%, respectively.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Officials had not made progress on containing the fire, and there was no official count for the number of homes the Mountain Fire has destroyed in Camarillo Heights and other parts of Ventura County.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Quondam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quondam. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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