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Recent Examples of ex
The Grammy-winning rapper and her lawyers say some of the references in Kebe’s social media posts involved Almánzar’s ex-boyfriend Stefon Diggs, while others referenced her alleged rivalry with Nicki Minaj.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the most volatile split ripped the aforementioned Cassie and Maddy apart, after the former struck up a relationship with Maddy's ex, Nate (Jacob Elordi), much to the latter's dismay.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Four women, including an ex-staffer for the Bay Area representative who says Swalwell raped her two years ago, have alleged attacks and unwelcomed explicit communications, according to reports Friday by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Wyle shares Owen, 23, and Auden, 20, with his ex-wife Tracy Warbin and Frances, 10, with Wells.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Perhaps the most volatile split ripped the aforementioned Cassie and Maddy apart, after the former struck up a relationship with Maddy's ex, Nate (Jacob Elordi), much to the latter's dismay.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Four women, including an ex-staffer for the Bay Area representative who says Swalwell raped her two years ago, have alleged attacks and unwelcomed explicit communications, according to reports Friday by CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Wyle shares Owen, 23, and Auden, 20, with his ex-wife Tracy Warbin and Frances, 10, with Wells.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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In an attempt to earn money and develop a following, Cassie has embraced a puppy persona and has her maid take videos and photos of her dressed in sultry dog costumes for her social media.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Mesa College recently got state permission to offer a bachelor’s degree program for prospective physical therapy assistants.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Jarrell-Searcy, 27, earned her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology in 2022 and has pursued a rugby career ever since.—
PJ Green
April 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 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
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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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