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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
Invited as a guest of First Lady Melania Trump, McNabb’s presence underscored one of Trump’s key policy initiatives—his recent executive action banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The spring line also offers the first women’s jean in Performance Denim+ fabric, a high rise straight.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2025
Appeal denied for knocking Merrillville woman’s teeth out The Indiana Court of Appeals denied an Illinois man’s bid to overturn his conviction for knocking his then-pregnant girlfriend’s teeth out in Merrillville in March 2024.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The bank, however, has several women in top roles, including Chief Financial Officer Sharon Yeshaya.
—Niket Nishant, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Nik Popli, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The spring line also offers the first women’s jean in Performance Denim+ fabric, a high rise straight.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2025
Appeal denied for knocking Merrillville woman’s teeth out The Indiana Court of Appeals denied an Illinois man’s bid to overturn his conviction for knocking his then-pregnant girlfriend’s teeth out in Merrillville in March 2024.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The bank, however, has several women in top roles, including Chief Financial Officer Sharon Yeshaya.
—Niket Nishant, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
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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
Noun
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In a video of the moment shared to X (formerly Twitter), Chalamet looked to his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, for support after Brody's victory was announced, sharing a sweet kiss.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Pate will play Samantha, the charismatic college freshman girlfriend of Jeremy (Nivola), who has been pretty distant since heading off to school.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rosie Ryan Hardy arrived on March 7, 2025 at nine pounds, two ounces, the country singer and his wife announced on social media, two days after Caleigh gave birth.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
9 Mar. 2025
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His wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus days earlier.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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The fan, a female, stood at her door for around 15 minutes while smiling into the camera.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Here's what to consider before bringing a pup home Puppies named Cleo and Delta The two pups, both females, have been named Cleopatra (Cleo) and Delta.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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