EX Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

noun

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as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex Smith had once lived in that house and had been asked to move out weeks earlier, Brad Ireland — Megan Ireland-Ghekiere’s ex-husband — told The Associated Press. — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Murderous stars Crovatin as a up-and-coming screenwriter who gets an unwanted visit from an ex. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Kangas believes some ex-Followers perceive condemnation where none exists because of a guilty conscience. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 According to this morning’s Hamilton Spectator, the production is currently shooting key scenes at a Catholic girls’ school and ex-orphanage. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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Ritual gifts include incense, flowers, perfume, cosmetics and soap, which Hor said are believed to bring beauty and charm after being blessed by the cowherd and seven maidens.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Lastly, Sovereignty broke his maiden in his third start as a two-year-old and won the Kentucky Derby in his third start last year, followed by his three wins at Saratoga last summer.

— Geoff Clark, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of maiden

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The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Sullivan was an Irish immigrant who had been working as a maid for the Bordens for more than two years.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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The former actor graduated from Northeastern University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in English, then earned his juris doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in 2019.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Three-year bachelor’s degrees are common in other countries including the United Kingdom, India, France and Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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After deliberating for just over an hour, the all-male, white, Protestant jury unanimously decided that 32-year-old spinster Borden didn’t commit a brazen daytime double homicide.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
The eight-episode season will star Ella Beatty as the (allegedly) hatchet-wielding spinster accused and acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in the trial of the century.

— Dan Medeiros, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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