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Witherspoon

American  
[with-er-spoon] / ˈwɪð ərˌspun /

noun

  1. John, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.


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The movie catapulted Reese Witherspoon into the Hollywood A-list crowd, and, while she doesn't star in the revival, she is an executive producer.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Minetree has "cracking comic timing", the Independent said, but appeared to be "hemmed in by the Reese Witherspoon impression she's presumably been told to do".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

I didn’t see the seals of approval from America’s trio of book-club heavies — Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and Jenna Bush Hager — on its cover.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

What to know: It’s debatable whether “Legally Blonde” needs a prequel series, but one is coming anyway, starring Lexi Minetree in the title role made famous by Reese Witherspoon, one of the show’s executive producers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

We don’t need to know who put the cuffs on Hermione, or who’s stitching up Witherspoon.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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