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Recent Examples of ex
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.
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
In the wake of Cassie’s civil lawsuit against Diddy, many have discussed how the Bad Boy mogul hindered his ex’s career.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Entertainment Newsletter 'Suits' star Gabriel Macht is keeping location of new home 'under wraps' after leaving US, Kevin Costner's ex engaged to family friend nearly one year after finalizing divorce with 'Yellowstone' star
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Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
The lyrics reveal a sense of near-dread over the mere idea of meeting an ex at a reunion.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
In the wake of Cassie’s civil lawsuit against Diddy, many have discussed how the Bad Boy mogul hindered his ex’s career.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Entertainment Newsletter 'Suits' star Gabriel Macht is keeping location of new home 'under wraps' after leaving US, Kevin Costner's ex engaged to family friend nearly one year after finalizing divorce with 'Yellowstone' star
(Getty Images)
Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
The lyrics reveal a sense of near-dread over the mere idea of meeting an ex at a reunion.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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But with nine goals and two assists in his first 27 Premier League appearances, in a team that has spent the entire season toiling near the foot of the table, Strand Larsen can already be quietly satisfied with his maiden campaign in a new league.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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No one knows exactly who made them, or how to definitively interpret their narrative, but there’s something instantly striking about the iconography: a white unicorn is pursued, retaliates, is lured by a maiden, and then is caught, encircled by a fence, and chained to a tree trunk.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.—
Christopher Smith,
Orange County Register,
17 Mar. 2025
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His father was a bartender and his mother a hotel maid.—
Matt Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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From 2010 to 2021, the number of Latinas obtaining at least a bachelor’s degree increased by 103%, compared to 38.3% for non-Latinas.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Long planted in cottage gardens among vegetables and herbs, bachelor’s buttons (a.k.a. cornflower) have a long history as companion plants.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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