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as in wife
chiefly dialect
a female partner in a marriage
treated his woman to dinner at a five-star restaurant for their fifteenth wedding anniversary
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Recent Examples of woman
An 80-year-old woman walking in a driveway of a La Mesa shopping center was struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Scholarships give young designers — especially women — the space to focus on craft and develop a real point of view.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
The woman accused of firing 20 shots from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills-area home appeared in court Wednesday and pushed back against her public defender’s request that the criminal case be suspended for a competency evaluation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The three people include an elderly Dutch man who died before being tested, his wife and a German woman.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Scholarships give young designers — especially women — the space to focus on craft and develop a real point of view.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
The woman accused of firing 20 shots from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills-area home appeared in court Wednesday and pushed back against her public defender’s request that the criminal case be suspended for a competency evaluation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
The three people include an elderly Dutch man who died before being tested, his wife and a German woman.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
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Parasitoids and insect predators such as lacewings, syrphid (flower or hover) flies, and lady beetles feed on nectar as well as garden pests.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Kent got a lot of plants from a lady in Clairemont on Craigslist.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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She was widely known as one of Hugh Hefner’s main girlfriends from about 2001 to 2008.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Luo then allegedly went on to contact Edens’ girlfriend at the time, who is now his wife, and his ex-wife with incriminating information regarding their relationship, per the WSJ, citing prosecutors.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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In 1991, Broderick was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of her ex-husband, Daniel Broderick III, who was 44, and his new, 28-year-old wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Betty Broderick, convicted in the 1989 California killings of her ex-husband and his new wife, has died at 78 while serving a life sentence.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The oak apple gall wasp Amphibolips spp female lays an egg inside the tissue of an oak leaf inside which the larvae will hatch.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Rather, the battles were orchestrated by the females.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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At one point in the 3A state track and field meet, following the field events, the Dillard girls trailed in the team race by 42 points.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Facing one of the state’s top girls lacrosse teams is always an intimidating challenge.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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