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Recent Examples of woman Deborah Kerr stars as Miss Giddens, a woman working her first job as a governess for a rich bachelor (Michael Redgrave), moving to his country estate to look after two orphans who are in his custody. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025 Warning labels are currently required on alcoholic beverages to state that women who are pregnant should not drink alcohol due to the risk of birth defects. Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025 No charges were filed, although Hegseth subsequently paid the woman as part of a settlement agreement, which Hegseth's attorney said was only because Hegseth feared his career would suffer if her allegations were made public. Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025 This is especially true for women who face discrimination due to their success. Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for woman 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
  • Following the gesture, the younger Trump walked a few feet and appeared to have a brief conversation with his mother, first lady Melania Trump.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • All their wives, except for former first lady Michelle Obama, were also seated there.
    Adriana Gomez Licon, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This was about future songs from Kelce’s girlfriend, superstar singer Taylor Swift.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In early 2023, Kyrgios pleaded guilty to assaulting his then girlfriend Chiara Passari in 2021, but was not convicted.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His siblings and their spouses include Valerie Biden Owens and John Owens, Francis Biden and James Biden’s wife, Sara Jones Biden.
    Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Stopping at the White House on their way to the Capitol, Trump and his wife, Melania, were greeted by Biden and first lady Jill Biden for the customary tea and coffee reception.
    Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The top four 2024 Challenger finishing teams all swapped out a lesser female for one of these big five players, a competition-altering issue that needed to be addressed.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Neale explained that the cattle were organized in a matriarchy, with a female at the top of the pecking order.
    Leslie Jamison, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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