Addams
Americannoun
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Charles (Samuel), 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
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Jane, 1860–1935, U.S. social worker and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1931.
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Example Sentences
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Zeta-Jones is known for an array of previous roles including Morticia Addams in Netflix's Wednesday, and an Oscar-winning supporting role in Chicago.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rhode Island’s Morticia, named for the Addams Family matriarch, spent much of its life as a single leaf stalk with multiple leaflets before going dormant, leaving what looked like a big pot of dirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“You kinda have this Wednesday Addams vibe going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
In the video, which was also posted on Facebook and had more than 2.5m views, Zeta-Jones, who is from Mumbles, Swansea, talked about how much she enjoyed exploring her character, Morticia Addams, in season two.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
In the next instant Jane Addams realized her purse was gone.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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