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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
The top five this season has been especially complicated in women’s basketball, considering the head-to-head wins and losses to one another.
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Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
People of all races and cultures joined in the fight for equal rights for Black Americans (and women, too).
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Here are some tips for women on how to stay safe and enjoy their travels while going it alone.
—Sophie Stuber, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But when Chris hires au pair Sandrine (Makowski), the young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
People of all races and cultures joined in the fight for equal rights for Black Americans (and women, too).
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Here are some tips for women on how to stay safe and enjoy their travels while going it alone.
—Sophie Stuber, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
But when Chris hires au pair Sandrine (Makowski), the young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
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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In one picture, the ladies — each of them modeling glamorous cocktail dresses — pose together in a row and smile at the camera.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The victim, identified in the GoFundMe page as David S. Gutierrez, was beaten and stabbed in the heart while out with his girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, the page says.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Police have charged a man with multiple counts of murder for allegedly killing his 19-year-old girlfriend and his 2 1/2-year-old son during a double stabbing in an apartment in West Haven on Saturday night.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jackson’s indictment alleged the mayor and his wife started their trucking company, Centennial Holdings, in 2018 despite knowing nothing about the business and putting up no capital.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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My wife loved the Bacalao empanadas with Spanish cod.—
Jeremy Duda,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Authorities said a 27-year-old Hispanic woman and a 20-year-old Asian female were both shot in their leg shortly after 2:30 p.m.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The females are fighting each other to protect their pups from one another.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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