Tex.
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Texan.
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Texas.
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Texan
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Texas
noun
Etymology
Origin of tex
C20: from French, from textile textile
Example Sentences
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The Centuries, a tanker carrying about two million barrels of Venezuelan oil, was seized last week and is now headed toward Galveston, Tex., where its oil will be unloaded, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
In July, Samsung signed a $16.5 billion supply deal with Tesla to make chips at its Taylor, Tex., facility.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
In San Antonio, Tex., for example, the city has up-to-date codes, but in the unincorporated part of Bexar County outside city limits, county government has set no codes whatsoever.
From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2023
She’d sometimes visit the World Champions Centre, her training facility in Katy, Tex., but that wasn’t unusual because her family owns it.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023
“Pretty fancy,” he said, “but it’s too late for fancy, Tex. Now it’s time for hardball.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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