EX Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

noun

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as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex Jollotta is one of several medical professionals being sued by both Clancy and her ex-husband Patrick Clancy for allegedly overmedicating and failing to properly treat Lindsay Clancy following the birth of her third child. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Clancy’s ex-husband claims the medical system failed her in a myriad of ways. — Ayana Lage, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026 An Arlington man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend on Sunday afternoon before turning the gun on himself, Denton police said on Tuesday. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026 Sudeikis gave her a rundown of Alice, a tough ex-soccer player with a brusque coaching style, but Reynolds had never said yes to a job without actually reading the project. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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Skinner’s side reached the quarter-finals in their 2025-26 maiden Champions League campaign but failed to qualify for Europe this term after the depth of their squad was exposed amid a busy season.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
At the Lortel, her one-woman show plays out on a candlestick-heavy gothic set by Derek McLane that resembles a Barbie Dreamhouse modded for a Meat Loaf video, and Cohen enters in an haute-Ren-faire pink maiden’s dress by Kelsey Randall.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of maiden

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At the time, Bowling was just months away from graduating in December from Cal State East Bay with a bachelor’s degree; her long-term goal was to eventually become a lawyer.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Ballard earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Kansas in 2003.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

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After deliberating for just over an hour, the all-male, white, Protestant jury unanimously decided that 32-year-old spinster Borden didn’t commit a brazen daytime double homicide.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
The eight-episode season will star Ella Beatty as the (allegedly) hatchet-wielding spinster accused and acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in the trial of the century.

— Dan Medeiros, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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