as in ladies
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 wives
Elizabeth also followed the trend of army wives.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Their wives, Danielle and Rosalind, were best friends, teammates and roommates at the University of North Carolina.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau both left behind wives, Meredith and Madeline Gaudreau.
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Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
At first, many reluctantly signed up at the urging of their wives, some of whom had previously attended her women’s retreats.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Though strictly a fathers club, the group, Nieves said, has grown thanks to wives and partners sharing his social media posts with their husbands.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
In The Frenzy, several characters in one story are research scientists and their wives, and the setting is something like the Institute for Advanced Study nearby in Princeton.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
It’s been 20 years now that the women partners of professional athletes — their wives and girlfriends — have been known as WAGs.
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Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
And when Oh My Mahjong hosted a suite at the Super Bowl this year for the players’ wives, the Patriots’ Drake Maye and Hunter Henry both stopped by to play.
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Ashley Parker,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Their wives, Danielle and Rosalind, were best friends, teammates and roommates at the University of North Carolina.
—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau both left behind wives, Meredith and Madeline Gaudreau.
—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
At first, many reluctantly signed up at the urging of their wives, some of whom had previously attended her women’s retreats.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Though strictly a fathers club, the group, Nieves said, has grown thanks to wives and partners sharing his social media posts with their husbands.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
In The Frenzy, several characters in one story are research scientists and their wives, and the setting is something like the Institute for Advanced Study nearby in Princeton.
—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
It’s been 20 years now that the women partners of professional athletes — their wives and girlfriends — have been known as WAGs.
—
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
And when Oh My Mahjong hosted a suite at the Super Bowl this year for the players’ wives, the Patriots’ Drake Maye and Hunter Henry both stopped by to play.
—
Ashley Parker,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wives
Noun
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The dancefloor is fun and all, but the ladies room is where the real drama goes down.
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Repping the ladies are Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), Shonda Rhimes (1970) and Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer (1995).
Noun
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Mansfield is currently serving a life sentence in California and four concurrent life sentences in Florida in connection with the murders of five women and girls between 1975 and 1980.
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This ancient poem isn’t interested in scolding women for their sexuality, but in the establishment of honor in the elite household.
Noun
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The untitled series will focus on crimes rooted in intimacy and betrayal featuring partners, exes, spouses, and lovers.
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Can debt collectors pursue surviving spouses for unpaid debt?
Noun
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Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
Noun
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Dua is now part of an exclusive club of brides, including these famous women.
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During the conversation, PEOPLE asked the musician, who recently married tech entrepreneur Jonathan Levin, her go-to tips for soon-to-be brides, including Swift, 36, who is engaged to fiancé Travis Kelce.
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“Wives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wives. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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