as in former
having been such at some previous time
a quondam oil baron now living comfortably in retirement
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Recent Examples of quondam
By coincidence, the same day that Reichstag burned, Einstein wrote to his quondam mistress, Margarete Lenbach.
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Thomas Levenson, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
Thomas Levenson, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quondam
Adjective
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The upcoming Invictus Games take the competition back to Canada, marking the tournament's first return to a former host country.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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That's not the formula with this White House, which is stocked with former campaign advisers who say the political, media and social media environment has changed.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The erstwhile sitcom king also is up for Worst Actor.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Marlins are banking on a big rebound from erstwhile ace Sandy Alcantara, who missed last year while recuperating from Tommy John surgery.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Child casting for the roles of the protagonist was extensive with the production using actors aged three, six and 12 years old to play Hadara across the arc of his story.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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The earliest traces of lead pollution the researchers identified were 5,200 years old.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Billie Joe Armstrong can’t say enough good things about that other Billie.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Feb. 2025
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While motion can help identify whether a defense is playing man (if a single defender trails the moving offensive player) or zone (if the defense only shifts slightly), Walder sees other benefits.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Quondam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quondam. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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