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Recent Examples of bachelor
When the researchers reran the bachelor's analysis using the kind of comparison most other studies rely on—measuring college-goers against a vague pool of non-college peers similar only in age—the apparent payoff jumped by about $27,000.
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Alison Griffin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Druski was among the men at Kelce's multi-day bachelor bash in California.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
West Valley College is now among a limited number of community colleges in the state that offer a bachelor’s degree.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
As for Mayer, the longtime bachelor who is best friends with Andy Cohen, calls New York City home.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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Alison Griffin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Druski was among the men at Kelce's multi-day bachelor bash in California.
—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
West Valley College is now among a limited number of community colleges in the state that offer a bachelor’s degree.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
As for Mayer, the longtime bachelor who is best friends with Andy Cohen, calls New York City home.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bachelor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.
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There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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Across two stints, Magnussen made 185 starts in Formula One and raced for McLaren, Renault and Haas, recording a career-best runner-up finish in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix — his maiden start in F1.
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When a wedding planner confirmed the famous couple's wedding was not taking place that weekend, reports about Swift and Kelce's whereabouts suggested the duo could have been attending their respective bachelorette and bachelor parties instead.
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The festivities kicked off with Cassidy's bachelorette weekend in Coronado.
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The late Taylor Bradford’s book details the decades-long story of Emma Harte, a Yorkshire maid who becomes a business mogul.
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In another, a Pullman maid is bent over, hard at work, with her hair swept back into a ponytail, her gaze pointed downward and focused on the task at hand.
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“Bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bachelor. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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