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Recent Examples of bachelor
More than a fifth of bachelor's credentials are in business, with 17% in healthcare.
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
Soptic holds a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement and a master’s degree in business administration and organizational leadership.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The new category requires no job offer, with the only requirements being an as-yet-unspecified age cap and having at least a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or math from a top Chinese or foreign university, or relevant teaching or research experience there.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
On one hand, there’s the affluent bachelor Harry (Pedro Pascal), who offers material security.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
Soptic holds a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement and a master’s degree in business administration and organizational leadership.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The new category requires no job offer, with the only requirements being an as-yet-unspecified age cap and having at least a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or math from a top Chinese or foreign university, or relevant teaching or research experience there.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
On one hand, there’s the affluent bachelor Harry (Pedro Pascal), who offers material security.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
Noun
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Vanya is a closeted gay man who shuns intimacy and Sonia is a neurotic spinster who feels unnoticed and unloved.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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On The Gilded Age, Nixon plays Ada, the spinster sister of Agnes (Christine Baranski), in all three seasons.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As well, Lainey Wilson makes her maiden headlining appearance at Bridgestone Arena a day later.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a post-credits scene of the episode, Kardashian recalled a silly moment with her mom at Lauren Sánchez Bezos's bachelorette dinner, which took place earlier this year.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the exploding festival stage, there’s a drunken bachelorette wreck, plus a jaw-dropping boy-with-the-red-balloon moment involving a little girl and a kite.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Independence Inn—where Lorelai worked as a maid during the first three seasons—had a formal vibe with a dark color palette and mahogany wood throughout the lobby area (including that fireplace).—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Kim Ki-young, the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of infidelity, following a couple that hires a maid to help around the house while the wife is pregnant, only to have the young woman (Lee Eun-shim) destroy the family from the inside out.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bachelor. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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