other woman

as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike

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Recent Examples of other woman Research on Caucasian women in the Midwest shows that women in the workplace often face envious and negative communication from other women who wish to undermine their success. Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 During the challenge on the boat, you, Dolores, and several other women sacrificed your own safety to help the rest of the team win more money, but many (mostly male) contestants were not willing to do so. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025 The investigation also found that Mr. McMahon had made additional payments totaling $5 million to two other women. Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 In addition to helping other women in the business, female directors can bring women’s experiences, perspectives, and storytelling approaches to the world. Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for other woman 
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  • Faces painted white, surrounded by concubines of every gender, Emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger) are utterly taken with the barbarian who can recite Virgil while covered in another man’s blood, after Macrinus presents Lucius in a private showcase.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Luckily for fans turned on by Shogun to the cunning machinations of feudal Japanese lords, swordsmen, concubines and ladies in waiting, the well of samurai storytelling that inspired Shogun and Clavell’s book is very deep indeed.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In order to get The Mikado off the ground, the two composers need to get everyone onboard: the old actors, the new boys, the producers, the choreographer, the costume designer, the stagehands, the orchestra … to say nothing of their wives and mistresses back home.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That signaled that the series would become an anthology, after Season 1 starred Jake Gyllenhaal as prosecutor Rusty Sabich, who was accused of murdering his colleague and mistress.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • Out back, there’s a chicken house for egg layers and a two-stall barn, with a tack room, for equine lovers.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The Google Pixel 9 Pro is another phone that is great for photography lovers.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Other woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other%20woman. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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