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Recent Examples of spinster
Agnes' son Oscar lost the family fortune to an investment scam while her sister Ada inherited her own windfall from husband Luke (Robert Sean Leonard), whom the former spinster married just before his untimely death from cancer.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Buzzi told The Times in 2011 about working with John Wayne on the variety show, including in one sketch where Gladys wasn't a spinster.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Ruth Buzzi, the actress and comedian who made television audiences belly-laugh as the purse-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series Laugh-In, died in her sleep at her home in Texas on Thursday.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the lonely spinster Gladys Ormphby, the lady who swung her handbag as a lethal weapon, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Buzzi told The Times in 2011 about working with John Wayne on the variety show, including in one sketch where Gladys wasn't a spinster.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Ruth Buzzi, the actress and comedian who made television audiences belly-laugh as the purse-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series Laugh-In, died in her sleep at her home in Texas on Thursday.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the lonely spinster Gladys Ormphby, the lady who swung her handbag as a lethal weapon, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinster
Noun
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Star Seeker’s maiden season includes departures through Central America, Alaska, and Japan.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Civil Liberty was the only maiden in the field and was listed at 30-1 on the morning line.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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She's based in Fortune's London office and holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of York.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shah holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in human biology from Stanford University.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Two years after starring with Polly James as single roommates on the first season of the Liverpool-set The Liver Birds, Collins in 1971 was hired for ITV’s Upstairs, Downstairs to portray the maid Sarah, who at one point leaves Eaton Place to become a singer at a music hall, only to return.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Barden will play the actress Nance O’Neill, who was Lizzie’s friend, and Vicky Krieps will star the Borden family’s maid, Bridget Sullivan.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In a post-credits scene of the episode, Kardashian recalled a silly moment with her mom at Lauren Sánchez Bezos's bachelorette dinner, which took place earlier this year.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the exploding festival stage, there’s a drunken bachelorette wreck, plus a jaw-dropping boy-with-the-red-balloon moment involving a little girl and a kite.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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