Finance. without, not including, or without the right to have.
ex interest; ex rights.
Commerce. free of charges to the purchaser until the time of removal from a specified place or thing.
ex ship; ex warehouse; ex elevator.
(in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of.
ex '47.
examination.
examined.
example.
except.
exception.
exchange.
excursion.
executed.
executive.
express.
extra.
out of; outside of; from
exclosure
exurbia
former
ex-wife
finance not participating in; excluding; without
ex bonus
ex dividend
ex rights
commerce without charge to the buyer until removed from
ex quay
ex ship
ex works
informal (a person's) former wife, husband, etc
short for examination
First recorded in 1835–45; from Latin; see ex- 1
First recorded in 1820–30; by shortening
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
< Latin, combining form of ex, ē (preposition) out (of ), from, beyond
From Greek combining form of ex, ek, “out (of), from, beyond”; see ec-, ex- 1
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That judge ruled that my ex did not have to pay anything, and he ignored the previous court orders.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
A solution ex machina prevented it from closing, but instead of maintaining the status quo, everybody committed to leveling it up to a Michelin star-worthy bistro.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
"Also the movie is saying sometimes it's better not to stay in the relationship," said Wilde, who has two children with her ex, actor Jason Sudeikis, and dated singer Harry Styles.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
She was in the middle of a breakup, and her ex was moving out that weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
First about Lee Lee’s ex, because even though she can’t bear to see him, she can’t stop talking about him.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
It added it would have a long bonnet to give it a "torpedo-shaped form", drawing inspiration from the company's experimental cars of the 1920s, known as EX models, and the Art Deco era.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
EX Hydrae exists in a binary system alongside a normal main sequence star.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
He tells me it is my job to work it out with his EX.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
Honda offers two engines for the Civic: a base 158-horsepower four-cylinder and an upgraded 180-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder that comes standard in the EX and Touring trims.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
He is, EX OFFICIO, a Trustee of the British Museum; and it may seem harsh to maintain that he is not a fit person to hold such a situation.
From Reflections on the Decline of Science in England by Babbage, Charles
“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
He established that Natalie's dog River was a puppy of her ex- boyfriend's dog and that the former couple had, for a time, lived together in her Silverwood Green home.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
The iHeartMedia release added that the ex- “GMA” personalities — who have since been replaced — will work together on additional iHeartPodcasts programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
An ex- commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army was also sanctioned.
From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023
When prefixed to the name of an office, ex- denotes that the person formerly held the office named: as, ex-mayor, the former mayor.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
“And weird that you’re friends with your ex. Why do you need so much male attention? It’s a huge red flag. I mean, haven’t you seen ‘When Harry Met Sally’?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
“On the outside world, I would never date a friend’s ex. I would never befriend your ex.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
“A lot of people I’ve talked to are saying this reminds me of my ex. This reminds me of how my ex responded to the breakup,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
Melania responded with a statement including the lines: "There is clearly no substance to this statement from an ex. Unfortunately only attention seeking and self-serving noise."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2017
“Oh, Hugh, I’m coming over for some help on that chem. ex. to-night.”
From The Wind Before the Dawn by Munger, Dell H.
Ex.: “...then my roommate walked in and he... etc.”
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2016
The plain intention of Ex. xii 40, 41 is to describe the Israelites as having dwelt in Egypt for 430 years, which is also in substantial agreement with the earlier passage, Gen. xv.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The voice of God pronounced the decalogue and, as the Septuagint version renders our Ex. xx.
From Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard
As regards the Decalogue, as usually understood, and embodied in the parallel passages in Ex. xx. and Deut. v., certain preliminary points of detail have to be noticed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
This curious result of measuring it “with an omer” is, however, susceptible of explanation, for we read, in Ex. xvi.,
From The Christian Creed; or, What it is Blasphemy to Deny by Besant, Annie
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