EX Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex No headliner has ever been an ex–drug dealer whose entire mythos is wrapped up in transmuting block-boy brilliance into boardroom brute force. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 Apparently, Manussis had previously owned an ex-works Jaguar C-Type and had campaigned it throughout Europe. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026 Kathleen Savio, Drew's third ex-wife, was found dead in the bathtub of her Bolingbrook home in March 2004. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Brogan estimated Poetry in Motion spans 5,500 posters and 22,000 screens, so the reach is unprecedented (and bound to reach an ex or two). — James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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So, about a year into his professional career, Brennan had already earned a PGA Tour membership, and less than a year on from that maiden victory, he's earned two more wins.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

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He is surrounded by a parade of savvier comic archetypes — from his urbane, happily rational brother, Beralde (Dylan Baker), to his smart-aleck maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, giving eternal side-eye) — who have to either evade or manipulate him.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
He’s constantly getting tangled in its mechanical pop-up footrest; his maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, surprisingly unshowy here), must unstick him.

— New York Times, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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Davis graduated in 1997 from Davis High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Sacramento State in 2002, according to the news release.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Other programs will need to be consolidated or closed, particularly when employers hire applicants without a college credential or prefer candidates with a bachelor’s degree.

— Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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The medieval-period romance showcases British star Olivia Colman as a spinster fishmonger who commissions a wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgard).

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026
In Wicker, Skarsgård slipped into a much more textured material to play the Wicker Husband of a reclusive spinster Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman), who commissioned a Basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave together her fantasy man.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026

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