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Recent Examples of ex
Cat’s ex is from her old days as a reporter in Hollywood.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
However, this time, the ex is unavailable to take care of the dog.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 6 July 2025
Now a fugitive on the run, he's thrown into the deadly game alongside his ex and the mother of his child, Jun-hee (Player 222).
—EW.com, 4 July 2025
Even more sparks flying between Mina and Demetrius…until his head is turned by his model ex, that is.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
However, this time, the ex is unavailable to take care of the dog.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 6 July 2025
Now a fugitive on the run, he's thrown into the deadly game alongside his ex and the mother of his child, Jun-hee (Player 222).
—EW.com, 4 July 2025
Even more sparks flying between Mina and Demetrius…until his head is turned by his model ex, that is.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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However, four snaps into his debut, that hope was extinguished as Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon and missed the remainder of his maiden campaign in New Jersey.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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After making his debut off the bench in a 2-0 win at Angers in October 2015, the 18-year-old became a fixture in the starting XI and finished his maiden campaign with an excellent return of 12 goals and five assists from 26 Ligue 1 games.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Could the maid be delivering a letter from another suitor?—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The intake includes high school graduates, students from naval aviation schools, and recent bachelor's and master's degree graduates from both military and civilian universities, the report said.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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LePatner received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University and served on the boards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Abraham Joshua Heschel School, the UJA-Federation of New York and the Yale University Library Council.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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True, the last season did include a whole plot where Ada, an aging spinster, finally found an incredibly sentimental romance with a nice minister who then exits, via death, with the urgency of someone who’s been informed that their car alarm is going off outside.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
14 July 2025
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Agnes' son Oscar lost the family fortune to an investment scam while her sister Ada inherited her own windfall from husband Luke (Robert Sean Leonard), whom the former spinster married just before his untimely death from cancer.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Ex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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