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
And on that basis, The Baldwins on TLC, which peers into the life of Alec, his second wife, Hilaria Baldwin, and their seven children, is undeniably addictive and sometimes perversely successful — but, for a whole host of reasons, hateful all the same.
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Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
As the story begins, James goes missing, and his wife, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), begs John to help find him—by impersonating him.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Hackman, in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, apparently was unaware that his wife was dead.
—arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Gene – who died from heart disease with Alzheimer's as a significant contributing factor, about one week after his wife Betsy died from hantavirus – had always had a love and interest in movies, admiring James Cagney, Errol Flynn and Edward G. Robinson.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
As the story begins, James goes missing, and his wife, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), begs John to help find him—by impersonating him.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Hackman, in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, apparently was unaware that his wife was dead.
—arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Gene – who died from heart disease with Alzheimer's as a significant contributing factor, about one week after his wife Betsy died from hantavirus – had always had a love and interest in movies, admiring James Cagney, Errol Flynn and Edward G. Robinson.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
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Long ago, some smart young ladies started buying red lipstick and kissing the cheeks of the ROTC members of Benedictine Military School, one of the local Catholic high schools.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2025
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Here are Episode 1's standout performances, who made it to Hollywood and which lucky lady is getting fast-tracked through Hollywood Week with a platinum ticket.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Cunningham made the same when the North Carolina women’s team received a No. 3 seed.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Jack Draper of Great Britain was the No. 13 seed heading into the prestigious Indian Wells tennis tournament, while Mirra Andreeva of Russia was the No. 9 on the women’s side.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 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,
14 Mar. 2025
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Traditionally, the dinner includes those who attended the wedding ceremony rehearsal and their spouses.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Commerce Bank has been a partner with the Kansas City Royals from the very beginning, down to the checks written to bring the team into MLB’s American League.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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At that time, Power Rangers owner Hasbro Entertainment set out to explore a new creative direction for the series, and with a new partner.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
19 Mar. 2025
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This time, however, the runway was made of sheer glass, and there was no bride to close the show, as is tradition.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Nvidia cited an example of using a reasoning model to help create a seating arrangement for a wedding that takes into account preferences such as where to sit parents and in-laws and ensuring the bride is seated on the left.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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She's worked with the families of missing people for decades, including the widows of soldiers missing in action in the Vietnam War.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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The billionaire tech mogul and philanthropist and Hurd, the widow of Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, attended the second day of the famed tennis tournament, also known as the Indian Wells Open.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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