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a woman's last name before she is married
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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Recent Examples of maiden name
Two days later, Lopez also filed to legally restore her maiden name and drop Affleck from her moniker.
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Jami Ganz, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2024
The final stage of the attack asks the user to provide details to their payment card as well as date of birth, Social Security number, mother's maiden name, and driver's license number.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Christina has also filed to legally retake her maiden name.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 July 2024
Lopez will also revert to her maiden name, Jennifer Lynn Lopez.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jami Ganz, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2024
The final stage of the attack asks the user to provide details to their payment card as well as date of birth, Social Security number, mother's maiden name, and driver's license number.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Christina has also filed to legally retake her maiden name.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 July 2024
Lopez will also revert to her maiden name, Jennifer Lynn Lopez.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
Noun
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The attorney refers to Danielle Hegseth, the former sister-in-law who was married to Hegseth’s brother and kept the surname, by her maiden name in his letter.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Jan. 2025
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What to Know The NBI on Friday arrested a Chinese national with the surname Deng, and two male Philippine associates, called Besa and Fernande.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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So to already be in that space with titles like that is pretty incredible.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
14 Feb. 2025
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Over July 2023-June 2024, Netflix users watched 3.28 billion hours of titles from Spain, just beaten by Korea (8.19 billion), but the second-best performance of any country outside the U.S., doubling French-language viewing, according to Omdia.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The eight phases of the moon, in order, are: New moon Waxing crescent moon First quarter moon Waxing gibbous moon Full moon Waning gibbous moon Last quarter moon Waning crescent moon What are the names of full moons throughout the year?—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Rest assured, Hepburn’s legacy isn’t lost: A plaque out front bears the name of the Breakfast at Tiffany’s star.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
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The city bequeathed him a new nickname, borrowed from their greatest footballing son — ‘Kvaradona’.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Loyal customers are known to call Tim Hortons by its nicknames — Timmie’s or Tim’s.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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The weight of his family name has been heavy and the request was made to the EFL for the younger Bellingham to carry Jobe on the back of his shirt shortly after arriving at the Stadium of Light.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Coretta Scott King Classic is the first sporting event associated with the King family name.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2025
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Since the turn of the century, the issue has divided the Presbyterian church — and plenty of other denominations nationwide — and in 2011, the Presbyterian Church as a denomination voted to change its constitution to allow openly gay people to be ordained.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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The bottom line: Dimes and smaller denominations serve no useful purpose.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
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Tanner’s middle name, Ossawa, is in honor of Osawatomie, Kansas, which was a key site of abolitionist John Brown’s 1854 fight during the Bleeding Kansas conflict between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since the birth of their little one, Hailey has debuted a large sparkly necklace with her son's initials on it while Justin has worn a custom baseball hat with his son’s first and middle names.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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After arriving in Islamabad in March 2023, Khalid, who also asked to be identified by first name only, completed the security clearance, medical tests and interviews over the next year.—
Llazar Semini,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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After arriving in Islamabad in March 2023, Khalid, who also asked to be identified by first name only, completed the security clearance, medical tests, and interviews over the next year.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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