as in wife
the female partner in a marriage
the madam and I are planning to go out for a nice dinner on our anniversary
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Recent Examples of madam
As seen through Leite’s hedonistic sensibilities, Brazil’s red-light districts vibrated with intoxicating samba and bohemian camaraderie; shrewd madams kept the police at bay, and clients did not dare mistreat the women.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The mystery madam struts through the mansion and heads straight to the backyard, striding confidently past the other women.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Last summer, a local housekeeper inherited a few million dollars and some cats from her French madam, who shot herself on her Samui property.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Throw in Morton, who has made amiable viciousness into a trademark of this phase of his career, and Catherine Tate as a Dutch brothel madam with a PhD, and Going Dutch has the sort of ensemble already in place for long-term laughs.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
The mystery madam struts through the mansion and heads straight to the backyard, striding confidently past the other women.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Last summer, a local housekeeper inherited a few million dollars and some cats from her French madam, who shot herself on her Samui property.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Throw in Morton, who has made amiable viciousness into a trademark of this phase of his career, and Catherine Tate as a Dutch brothel madam with a PhD, and Going Dutch has the sort of ensemble already in place for long-term laughs.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madam
wife
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Reider’s wife eventually found the perfect spot in Raymond, Maine, about 30 minutes outside of Portland.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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After the man and his wife sued over his removal, an immigration official with the Trump administration acknowledged that his deportation to El Salvador was an administrative error.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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“Madam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madam. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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