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Recent Examples of spinster
Buzzi told The Times in 2011 about working with John Wayne on the variety show, including in one sketch where Gladys wasn't a spinster.
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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Ruth Buzzi, the actress and comedian who made television audiences belly-laugh as the purse-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series Laugh-In, died in her sleep at her home in Texas on Thursday.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
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
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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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Ruth Buzzi, the actress and comedian who made television audiences belly-laugh as the purse-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series Laugh-In, died in her sleep at her home in Texas on Thursday.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinster
Noun
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However, four snaps into his debut, that hope was extinguished as Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon and missed the remainder of his maiden campaign in New Jersey.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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After making his debut off the bench in a 2-0 win at Angers in October 2015, the 18-year-old became a fixture in the starting XI and finished his maiden campaign with an excellent return of 12 goals and five assists from 26 Ligue 1 games.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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LePatner received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University and served on the boards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Abraham Joshua Heschel School, the UJA-Federation of New York and the Yale University Library Council.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The intake includes high school graduates, students from naval aviation schools, and recent bachelor's and master's degree graduates from both military and civilian universities, the report said.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Could the maid be delivering a letter from another suitor?—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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Original host Chuck Woolery would interview the daters, and if the audience's pick matched the bachelor's or bachelorette's, the pair got another date for free!—
Lindsay Soll,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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The bachelorette trip happened without her, as planned, but when those who did attend got home, the maid of honor still asked her to chip in.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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“Spinster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinster. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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