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
The Die Hard actor remarried in 2009 and has two daughters with his wife, Emma Heming Willis.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Affleck plays the candidate, while Washington plays his wife.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Kate Middleton's Best BAFTA Style: All About the Gowns and Glittering Jewels
While speaking with Elaine Bedell, chief executive of the Southbank Centre, at the event, Prince William apologized for his wife's absence.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Affleck plays the candidate, while Washington plays his wife.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Kate Middleton's Best BAFTA Style: All About the Gowns and Glittering Jewels
While speaking with Elaine Bedell, chief executive of the Southbank Centre, at the event, Prince William apologized for his wife's absence.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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The Valentine’s Day project was marketed as a body of work that would lean more into R&B and the ladies.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Who do the ladies consider the sexiest man on the planet?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Williams is putting a lot of visibility on women in the sport.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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In the study, women who drank more than 0.7 ounces (20 grams) or more a day and men who drank 1.05 ounces (30 grams) or more a day were defined as heavy drinkers.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025
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Other stars, including former first lady Michelle Obama, Demi Lovato, Prince William and Princess Kate, and more are sharing their love for spouses and partners on this romantic occasion.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are millions of now-adult Americans — people with respectable jobs and partners and children — who cannot set foot on a maritime vessel without these four words, in this order and melody, escaping their lips.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Native American tribes, which control non-pari-mutuel gambling in the state, were willing to become partners.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The soon-to-be bride and groom are still confused on whether or not they accidentally got married.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The bride and groom’s entire wedding weekend wardrobe was created by the designer.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Neither madam nor monsieur had any idea what a fish fork was.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
6 Nov. 2024
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They have been involved in two real-life soap operas — getting publicly spurned by Japanese star Roki Sasaki and seeing the widow of their beloved former chairman file a lawsuit against her husband’s brothers that contests control of the team.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, Roger’s casual fling with grieving widow Nicole (Wise) takes a turn for the serious when her young daughter Ally (Cadence Reese) starts looking up to him as a father figure.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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