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as in woman
an adult female human being
"ladies and gentlemen, please observe closely," said the magician
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as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
in public the husband was frequently seen holding hands with his lady
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as in countess
a woman of high birth or social position
the ladies of the royal court were all dressed extravagantly
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Recent Examples of lady
The ladies are thrilled that everyone is accounted for.
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
These ladies are just a few of the 1,000-plus dogs who powered through the two-day American Kennel Club Meet the Breeds extravaganza, the country’s largest canine convention, which serves as a kind of amuse-bouche for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in mid-February.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
On both occasions, the first lady opted for Dolce & Gabbana suits.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The memoir is just the beginning in a new chapter of access to the first lady.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
These ladies are just a few of the 1,000-plus dogs who powered through the two-day American Kennel Club Meet the Breeds extravaganza, the country’s largest canine convention, which serves as a kind of amuse-bouche for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in mid-February.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
On both occasions, the first lady opted for Dolce & Gabbana suits.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
The memoir is just the beginning in a new chapter of access to the first lady.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
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Among the victims are a surfer whose home served as a popular hangout in the Malibu community, a hang glider from Topanga, a father in Altadena who shared a home with his son with cerebral palsy and a 95-year-old Altadena woman who appeared in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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And most women didn’t want to live with male roommates.—
Violet Piper,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2025
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Love and luck Englishman Francis Chadwick was 34 and in the middle of a divorce when his future wife, Tehzin from Toronto, sat down next to him at a Vegas poker table in 2014.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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But from the family photos to the TikTok Victoria shared of the five Beckhams dancing at the bash, son Brooklyn as well as his wife Nicola Peltz Beckhams were noticeably absent.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Set in 1806, the film follows a Russian military officer (Anton Walbrook) who seeks to learn the secret of a countess (Edith Evans) who purportedly sold her soul in exchange for learning the secret to winning high-stakes card games.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
18 Dec. 2024
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Getty Images Then, there are those that are concerned about the Bill Belichick girlfriend situation for different reasons: the well being of said girlfriend.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2025
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Olive and their group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Parthenogenesis usually happens when females are isolated from males, Feldheim said, though there are examples of females giving birth this way even when males have been present.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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The bones sampled for the study represented 30 total individuals, including 17 females and 13 males.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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The Cut: 'Meghan of Montecito' Meghan and Harry were still highly popular in America in 2022 but the first sign the bubble might burst came that August when New York Magazine's The Cut dispatched Allison P. Davis to Montecito to interview the duchess.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Situated on 3,800 peaceful wooded acres, it was originally founded in the 1970s to be a working farm, cattle ranch, hunting reserve, and home for an Italian duke and duchess.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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Photos in front of the pulpit captured West’s her childhood and youthful beauty as well as the elegant matron who would come to be called Mother Rose by both her family and many students at her alma mater, Sacramento High School.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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This sparked a national debate with doctors, riding-club officials, legislators, animal-welfare advocates, and society matrons voicing their opinions on women openly straddling bikes and horses in public.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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