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Recent Examples of spinster
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.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
This elegant ensemble was likely one of only two owned by Miss Bliss, who despite her great wealth was a modest, intensely private spinster.
—airmail.news, 9 Nov. 2024
One of the men, Capt. William West, was born to West’s spinster aunt, Elizabeth — and illegitimate.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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
This elegant ensemble was likely one of only two owned by Miss Bliss, who despite her great wealth was a modest, intensely private spinster.
—airmail.news, 9 Nov. 2024
One of the men, Capt. William West, was born to West’s spinster aunt, Elizabeth — and illegitimate.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinster
Noun
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The horse that is poised to pull the upset is Baeza, who has only won one race, a maiden at Santa Anita.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In Greek myth, the Hesperides were maidens who guarded golden apples that, once eaten, promised everlasting life.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
Noun
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This degree-level polarization exists because many of those with bachelor’s degrees in computer science would traditionally find jobs as coders.—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Strong gains in bachelor’s degree attainment and graduate employment rates were seen in smaller college towns like Cambridge, MA, and Ann Arbor, MI, suggesting that these markets are actively developing their own robust career ecosystems.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
25 June 2025
Noun
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You as a cook, a chef, a butler, a maid, the engineer.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Often Black women were relegated to stereotypical roles as maids, mammies, or exoticized figures.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Sánchez hosted another bachelorette event at Le Grand Cafe at Grand Palais on May 17.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal the new (plus one returning) bachelor and bachelorettes who will be putting their passports to good use by traveling to Singapore, Brazil, or Ireland in search of a soulmate when the series airs on June 22.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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