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Misa Hylton Diddy’s ex and mother of his son Justin Combs, stylist Misa Hylton, attended the first two days of the trial.
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Janeé Bolden, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Cruise dangles from a helicopter and does a HALO jump from 25,000 feet in the air, Ethan's ex Julia comes back into the picture, Ilsa is more awesome than usual, and a mustached Cavill plays a double agent no one would want to stare down.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2025
There’s some droll humor in this pileup of bad decisions and bad behavior — particularly in one running gag that sees Carey doggedly befriending Ashley’s parade of exes, including one hilariously gormless f-boy played by drawling ensemble standout Charlie Gillespie.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2025
But some experts caution against viewing Peru’s struggles with corruption – it is ranked 127th out of 180 in Transparency International’s corruption perception index – only through the lens of its disgraced ex-presidents.
—Ángela Reyes Haczek, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
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Janeé Bolden, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Cruise dangles from a helicopter and does a HALO jump from 25,000 feet in the air, Ethan's ex Julia comes back into the picture, Ilsa is more awesome than usual, and a mustached Cavill plays a double agent no one would want to stare down.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2025
There’s some droll humor in this pileup of bad decisions and bad behavior — particularly in one running gag that sees Carey doggedly befriending Ashley’s parade of exes, including one hilariously gormless f-boy played by drawling ensemble standout Charlie Gillespie.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2025
But some experts caution against viewing Peru’s struggles with corruption – it is ranked 127th out of 180 in Transparency International’s corruption perception index – only through the lens of its disgraced ex-presidents.
—Ángela Reyes Haczek, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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The horse that is poised to pull the upset is Baeza, who has only won one race, a maiden at Santa Anita.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In Greek myth, the Hesperides were maidens who guarded golden apples that, once eaten, promised everlasting life.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
Noun
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You as a cook, a chef, a butler, a maid, the engineer.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Often Black women were relegated to stereotypical roles as maids, mammies, or exoticized figures.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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This degree-level polarization exists because many of those with bachelor’s degrees in computer science would traditionally find jobs as coders.—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Strong gains in bachelor’s degree attainment and graduate employment rates were seen in smaller college towns like Cambridge, MA, and Ann Arbor, MI, suggesting that these markets are actively developing their own robust career ecosystems.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The fifth and sixth books in the original Julia Quinn series cover the love stories of sisters Eloise (Claudia Jessie), the spinster, and Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd), the quiet one, respectively.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the lonely spinster Gladys Ormphby, the lady who swung her handbag as a lethal weapon, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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