EX Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

noun

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as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex At the event, Antonoff risked a run-in with ex-girlfriend Lena Dunham, who was also present at Swift’s rehearsal dinner and ceremony. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026 For years, the ex-football player came in once or twice a week. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026 Nocturne tells the story of Jonah Lynn (Schreiber), an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who, tired of working the tough streets of Philadelphia, moves to a small town in Western Pennsylvania for a quiet life. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2026 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and ex-wife of Woody Allen, has died. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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Noun

The heartbreak of falling just short of her maiden maiden title was visibly heavy on Muchová during the trophy ceremony.

— Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026

Definition of maiden

Noun

This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Beyreuther came to the United States from Germany as a live-in maid 16 years ago.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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The room is overtaken with projections, scenes of bustling New York traffic paired with bachelor-pad-like guitar riffs.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Last fall, Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island became the first in the country to launch an in person, three-year bachelor’s degree in specific disciplines.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 July 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
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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