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Recent Examples of spinster
Half of the awful old spinsters who taught at our school, for instance.
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Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Apparently the only thing worse than being a Vegetable King in Mayfair is being a spinster.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Penelope is 28, considered a spinster in the England of 1824, and has long since given up on finding love, let alone a husband.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 16 May 2024
Nor is Agnes happy about how well her spinster sister, Ada (Cynthia Nixon), is getting along with the church's friendly new rector, Luke Forte (Robert Sean Leonard).
—EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
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Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Apparently the only thing worse than being a Vegetable King in Mayfair is being a spinster.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2024
Penelope is 28, considered a spinster in the England of 1824, and has long since given up on finding love, let alone a husband.
—Kari Sonde, TIME, 16 May 2024
Nor is Agnes happy about how well her spinster sister, Ada (Cynthia Nixon), is getting along with the church's friendly new rector, Luke Forte (Robert Sean Leonard).
—EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinster
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Several presidents were among the passengers; Margaret Truman, a president's daughter, came along for the record-breaking maiden voyage.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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Rubio made a clumsy reach for a bottle of water, which turned his maiden venture on the national stage into a punchline.Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lyle Menendez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UC Irvine this year and is now working on a masters degree in urban development.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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While looking at 1,400 public and private nonprofit colleges that grant mostly bachelor’s degrees or higher, AEI senior fellow Preston Cooper found that the median institution lowered its admissions rate by 6 percentage points between 2002 and 2012.Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
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Unauthorized immigrant workers accounted for the largest shares in occupations such as drywall/ceiling tile installers and tapers (33%), roofers (32%), painters and paperhangers (28%), other agricultural workers (24%), construction laborers (24%), and maids and housekeeping cleaners (24%).Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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That eclipses the $877 million raised by NMDC Energy, a provider of dredging equipment for the oil and gas industry, in August from its maid share sale.Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Days after being revealed as one of the final three in the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette, Pascal donned a blonde wig and golden dress to become the bachelorette herself, Joan Vassos.EW Staff, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Ex-contestant Joan Vassos is the bachelorette as 25 suitors battle it out to win her heart.Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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