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Recent Examples of ex
The monologue, first staged in 1930, consists of one side of a phone call between a nameless heroine and her ex.
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Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Marilyn Manson has dropped his lawsuit against his ex Evan Rachel Wood and agreed to pay more than $300,000 to cover her attorneys' fees.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
This year’s offerings include Hot Frosty, a movie about a snowman who comes to life to seduce a widow, and Lindsay Lohan’s latest, Our Little Secret, about exes who unintentionally converge at Christmas and must grapple, profoundly, with their unfinished business.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
The exes settle in for an awkward ride back to civilization.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Marilyn Manson has dropped his lawsuit against his ex Evan Rachel Wood and agreed to pay more than $300,000 to cover her attorneys' fees.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
This year’s offerings include Hot Frosty, a movie about a snowman who comes to life to seduce a widow, and Lindsay Lohan’s latest, Our Little Secret, about exes who unintentionally converge at Christmas and must grapple, profoundly, with their unfinished business.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
The exes settle in for an awkward ride back to civilization.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
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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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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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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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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This elegant ensemble was likely one of only two owned by Miss Bliss, who despite her great wealth was a modest, intensely private spinster.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
9 Nov. 2024
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“Ex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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