EX Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

noun

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as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex After Abarca’s ex-wife filed a police report related to the incident, both Abarca and his toddler son were listed as missing persons on the Kansas Bureau of Investigation website for several days. — Ilana Arougheti july 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 And in lieu of alimony, Jelly Roll will instead pay his ex-wife a lump sum, though the amount remains confidential. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 July 2026 Brady shares Jack with his ex-girlfriend, actress Bridget Moynahan. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026 Chrisley shares a 13-year-old son, Jackson, with her ex-husband Will Campbell. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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The heartbreak of falling just short of her maiden maiden title was visibly heavy on Muchová during the trophy ceremony.

— Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Of course, Ash has to defeat plenty of Deadites along the way, all while falling in love with the beautiful maiden Sheila (Embeth Davidtz).

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

Definition of maiden

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When the elevator opened on Sonya’s floor, a uniformed maid stood waiting at the apartment’s front door.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
The person who started that rumor is the present-day, extremely status-conscious Queen Dowager (Our Unwritten Seoul’s Jang Young-nam), who is furious at the idea her husband would make a lowly maid a concubine.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026

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The freshman four-year graduation rate is the percentage of undergraduate students who entered the university as freshmen and completed their bachelor’s degree within four years.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Stock image The bachelor’s degree has been one of the most successful social inventions in modern history.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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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.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

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