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Recent Examples of ex
In the wake of Cassie’s civil lawsuit against Diddy, many have discussed how the Bad Boy mogul hindered his ex’s career.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Entertainment Newsletter 'Suits' star Gabriel Macht is keeping location of new home 'under wraps' after leaving US, Kevin Costner's ex engaged to family friend nearly one year after finalizing divorce with 'Yellowstone' star
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Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
The lyrics reveal a sense of near-dread over the mere idea of meeting an ex at a reunion.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
The exes even volunteered together on Thanksgiving of 2024 to serve meals to the needy with the Midnight Mission.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Entertainment Newsletter 'Suits' star Gabriel Macht is keeping location of new home 'under wraps' after leaving US, Kevin Costner's ex engaged to family friend nearly one year after finalizing divorce with 'Yellowstone' star
(Getty Images)
Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
The lyrics reveal a sense of near-dread over the mere idea of meeting an ex at a reunion.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2025
The exes even volunteered together on Thanksgiving of 2024 to serve meals to the needy with the Midnight Mission.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ex
Noun
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The collection includes a traditional gamelan ensemble, a 19th-century star calendar used to predict destinies and a pair of 17th-century celestial maidens intricately carved from pink volcanic tuff stone.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Now, a good 25 years after it was written, The Last Five Years is getting its maiden run on Broadway, with Adrienne Warren playing Cathy, the promising young musical theater actress floundering in summer stock, and Nick Jonas as Jamie, the driven young writer hurtling toward literary stardom.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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In Banksy’s version, the maid is replaced by two men wearing hazmat suits and pushing a barrel of toxic waste.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Back at stately Beck Manor, Reacher finally gets to tuck into some of the Irish cook’s delicious stew and parler a little français with the French maid, who reveals that Beck has a mechanic on staff, too.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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Education Carney received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University in 1988, and master’s and doctoral degrees in economics from Oxford University.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, enrollment in bachelor’s degree programs increased by only 2.9% and associate programs by 6.3%, significantly below 2019 levels.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 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 Mar. 2025.
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