ex-con

noun

informal
: a former prisoner

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Fifteen contestants from various walks of life, including an ex-con, a pro poker player, a camgirl and a pastor are competing for $100,000 over a bunch of different challenges. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025 The Queens single mother of two prosecutors say was brutally beaten on Randalls Island by an ex-con out on parole is improving but remains unconscious and in critical condition, her family said Friday. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025 The two eventually link up with fellow ex-con Barbara (Italian pop star Elodie), who now runs a perfume shop. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 His driver – a standout Jeffrey Wright – is an ex-con who can’t catch a break when the police get involved. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ex-con

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“Ex-con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex-con. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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