ex

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Recent Examples of ex Alaina Scott is the niece of Eminem’s ex-wife Kim Scott. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025 Affleck did praise his ex’s performance in Kiss Of The Spider Woman. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025 But there are already reports about what her ex, before Urban, Tom Cruise, feels about it. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025 The Cut mentioned the bombshell lawsuit Williams's ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, filed on her behalf in June. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ex
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Noun
  • As well, Lainey Wilson makes her maiden headlining appearance at Bridgestone Arena a day later.
    Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though her identity is not at first known to Benedict, the woman turns out to be Sophie Baek, a secretive maid with big dreams.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Made at the height of her fame, this attempt at more dramatic material – the Jekyll-and-Hyde tale told from the perspective of the good doctor’s Irish maid, who begins to discover his secret — almost killed Roberts’s career.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Gauss noted that this fall’s cohort is composed of seven teacher-candidates, those with bachelor’s degrees who lack a teaching credential, along with four or five current teachers seeking to add to their existing credential.
    Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The zoo said Maka was the heart of the facility’s bachelor troop.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On The Gilded Age, Nixon plays Ada, the spinster sister of Agnes (Christine Baranski), in all three seasons.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • An old spinster, and worse, a scandalous one.
    Grace Aldridge August 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Ex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ex. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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