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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The upcoming season will expand the Addams family with the introduction of Green’s Ophelia, while Ryder and several other stars are also joining the cast.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Production on Season 3 of “Wednesday” officially got underway near Dublin earlier this year, with Ortega returning as the morbidly witty Wednesday Addams.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 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 March he gave a talk at Hull House, a reform settlement founded by Jane Addams, “Saint Jane.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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