ex-con

noun

informal
: a former prisoner

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Fans at my screening howled as ex-con maid Sydney Sweeney and desperate housewife Amanda Seyfried waged their hysterical suburban war. Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 In Housemaid, recent ex-con Millie (Sydney Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026 The story follows Trey, a withdrawn ex-con surviving as a night driver on the city’s margins, who forms a tentative and increasingly intimate bond with Camden (Dafne Keen), a sharp and restless young woman working as a call girl. Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026 The ex-con, who died in 1995, was linked to Decker’s murder via DNA evidence. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 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 1 Feb. 2026.

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