as in lady
the female partner in a marriage
a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage
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Recent Examples of wife
Prince Edward and wife Sophie also gave a wave, with Sophie in sky blue from head to toe.
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026
Charité | Pia Nitz While quarantined, neither Stafford's wife, Rebekah, nor their four children ever developed symptoms of Ebola, according to Charité.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 6 June 2026
After the war, Picard returned to the château with his wife.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
That includes spending time on his Georgia farm and with his wife of 40 years, Pamela Gregg.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 6 June 2026
Charité | Pia Nitz While quarantined, neither Stafford's wife, Rebekah, nor their four children ever developed symptoms of Ebola, according to Charité.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 6 June 2026
After the war, Picard returned to the château with his wife.
—Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
That includes spending time on his Georgia farm and with his wife of 40 years, Pamela Gregg.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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Additionally, the billowy skirt is the perfect length, even on a long-legged lady like me.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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My office is six milk crates with a board on top of them in the corner of my kitchen, and this lady has a whole squat rack on her second floor with its own shower?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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The ancient tile game of Mahjong is making a major comeback in the United States, and for a group of local women, the surge in popularity is good news for their brains.—
Lauren Pastrana,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Now, 11 years after the first Ni Una Menos protest created a collective consciousness about what would come to be known as femicide — the killing of women and girls because of their gender — the nation is convulsing with anger once again.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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And while it’s tended to be soccer WAGs that have permeated pop culture, in recent years, partners and spouses of tennis stars and basketball players have garnered attention for their fashions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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Three of Queen Elizabeth's four children divorced their first spouse, with two going on to remarry.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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First on the stand on Thursday was Mark Porter, who works as a forensic video analyst with the Tarrant County district attorney’s office, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2026
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But don’t assume every potential dating partner is out to get you.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The recent brides wore their dreamy pink-hued and floral frocks to the 2025 Australian Open, according to People.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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The bride clutched a casual bouquet of yellow and white cut flowers.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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The widow has had to tolerate enough of this woman and her husband’s affair and should be allowed to bury him in peace.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Immediately after burying her husband in the royal cemetery of Frogmore (as had been agreed by the deceased and his niece Elizabeth II), the widow returned home.—
César Andrés Baciero,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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This, dear sirs and madams, is where your policy reaches a truly impressive level of bureaucratic creativity.—
Yehiel Kyle Israel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ladies’ first big blowup concerns a rumor that an old fair-weather friend of Myka’s is a madam.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Mar. 2026
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To honor his wifey-to-be's birthday, Usher posted a sweet carousel with some of their moments together.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Individual #1 gets a car (even a crappy Prius) and all wifey gets is… a recording.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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