EX Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

noun

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as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex Villela and her children, ages 15, 17, 19 and 21, now are living with her ex-husband’s parents. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 An article in the Washington Post chronicled how police officers were caught abusing surveillance technology to stalk ex-wives and, in at least one case, an actress a police officer wanted to meet. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 My married ex-boyfriend from more than 15 years ago is still in love with me. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Alex Baldwin, his wife Hilaria and the couple’s eight children — including Ireland, who Baldwin shares with ex-wife Kim Basinger — were among the stars that Hilton often commented on. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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At the Lortel, her one-woman show plays out on a candlestick-heavy gothic set by Derek McLane that resembles a Barbie Dreamhouse modded for a Meat Loaf video, and Cohen enters in an haute-Ren-faire pink maiden’s dress by Kelsey Randall.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Lucknow Super Giants quick Mohsin Khan conceded just two runs in 12 balls against Sooryavanshi, dismissing him twice and even bowling a maiden over.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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Based on Freida McFadden’s bestselling novel, the sequel picks up as Sweeney’s Millie, who works as a live-in maid for wealthy families, takes a new job — this time keeping house for a woman she’s never allowed to see.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
If Lizzie is Cinderella, then actor Vicky Krieps’s Bridget Sullivan, the Bordens’ live-in maid, is her fairy godmother.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

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Video Quiz As the creator economy grows, a major public university launched one of the nation’s first bachelor’s degrees in Content Creation.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
People with a bachelor’s degree earn a median of 75% more over a lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.

— John Ketcham, New York Daily News, 3 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 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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