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Recent Examples of ex
The groom and his ex-wife's wedding anniversary was June 20, and Renee's birthday is June 22.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
She's also accused in Arizona of conspiring with Cox to attempt to kill her niece's ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux, who was shot at in the fall of 2019 but survived.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In the comments section, many people were quick to criticize the bride's fiancé for inviting his ex-wife to their wedding in the first place.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
She's also accused in Arizona of conspiring with Cox to attempt to kill her niece's ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux, who was shot at in the fall of 2019 but survived.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.
— Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
In the comments section, many people were quick to criticize the bride's fiancé for inviting his ex-wife to their wedding in the first place.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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Its maiden and hero product, Rested, hones in on sleep as the fundamental step to optimizing cognitive and immune function.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Later, a tracking shot outside the Bennets’ house at night glides from window to window, glimpsing the parents, then the sisters in their rooms, and also one of the maids walking up a flight of stairs singing a love song to herself.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Last month, four Ugandan women in maids’ uniforms sent a video plea to an aid group, saying that they had been detained for six months in Saudi Arabia.—
Kiana Hayeri,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Research consistently demonstrates that care provided by nurses who have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher directly leads to better patient outcomes, improved safety and overall health.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, the number of undergraduate degrees — both bachelor’s degrees and associate’s degrees — declined, continuing the downward trend for the third consecutive year.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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