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Recent Examples of spinster
On The Gilded Age, Nixon plays Ada, the spinster sister of Agnes (Christine Baranski), in all three seasons.
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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
True, the last season did include a whole plot where Ada, an aging spinster, finally found an incredibly sentimental romance with a nice minister who then exits, via death, with the urgency of someone who’s been informed that their car alarm is going off outside.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
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.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 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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Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
True, the last season did include a whole plot where Ada, an aging spinster, finally found an incredibly sentimental romance with a nice minister who then exits, via death, with the urgency of someone who’s been informed that their car alarm is going off outside.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
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.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 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
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But who is this enigmatic maiden concealed behind a mask and uncharacteristically nervous about the ball?—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Chargers have been impressive in their D-1 maiden voyage, winning seven games (three over D-1 schools) and posting a 2-2 mark so far in the NEC.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2026
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Matsumoto earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The dramatic cover continues to guide the drama of the party, from Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) choosing Benedict as her bachelor of the season to Eloise (Claudia Jessie) discovering her sister Hyacinth (Florence Hunt) had snuck in to the ball.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the Bridgerton version, the maid meets her prince (well, her rich guy) at a masked ball, and having only her lower face visible presented a unique challenge to the show’s makeup designer, Nic Collins.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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This led organically to feelings of love for one’s Black nannies and friendship with the children of your Black live-in maids, but this warmth had to be suppressed.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aricka Giglia, 28, gathered 10 of her best girlfriends for her bachelorette at a farm outside Dallas last spring.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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Sorbello and Reilly will star as the hosts who disagree on the creative direction of the season when the bachelorette, Ava Cleary, develops unexpected feelings for her talent handler, Luke Sheppard.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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