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Recent Examples of ex
This event, which runs from April 29 to May 12, 2025, will give players the opportunity to earn multiple Rayquaza ex Promo cards, as well as additional cosmetics and other Promo cards.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
After the attack, authorities received a tip from Balmer’s ex partner.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 14 Apr. 2025
After playing Bombshell star — and Julia’s ex — Michael Swift in Smash, Chase appeared in Nashville as country music star Luke Wheeler from 2013 to 2018.
—John Russell, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
New Jersey woman accused of hiring Tinder date to kill her ex and his teen daughter: court docs.
—Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
After the attack, authorities received a tip from Balmer’s ex partner.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 14 Apr. 2025
After playing Bombshell star — and Julia’s ex — Michael Swift in Smash, Chase appeared in Nashville as country music star Luke Wheeler from 2013 to 2018.
—John Russell, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
New Jersey woman accused of hiring Tinder date to kill her ex and his teen daughter: court docs.
—Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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He’s never raced on dirt, his four races having been contested on turf and synthetic surfaces, and his lone start outside of the maiden ranks came in March.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Gauff, who won her maiden major at the U.S. Open in 2023, beat Bencic at the same stage at this year’s Australian Open, also recording a comeback victory.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Xue Ke does indeed discover the little maid she’s grown fond of is her daughter, and after several more episodes, this secret is found out by everyone in her household, causing an uproar.—
Karissa Chen,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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They get forced into prostitution and maid work — jobs that people in America don’t want.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Alex Ernst, 37, of Ames, Iowa, earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the school, and worked with the Cyclone football program, filming practices and games, the school’s athletics department said in a news release.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2025
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Haitians coming to America between 1985 and 2009 increased their attainment of bachelor’s degrees from 8.6% to 15.7% 10 years later.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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In its 2001 film adaptation, Zellweger fell headfirst into life as a London girl and audiences around the globe fell in love with a verbally incontinent spinster who drinks like a fish, smokes like a chimney and dresses like her mother.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The latter have moved away from the village and do not appear, while the former stay and assist their mother, the eldest being a literal spinster.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Ex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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