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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 trial included 800 men and women aged 65 and older with a medical history of chronic low back pain lasting at least three months.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Both women were shot, with Hogan killed in 1954 and Worden in 1957.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The woman was later released from hospital, according to Chicago police.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
As with most women, the actress’s weight fluctuates, but being in the public eye means being publicly criticized for it.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Both women were shot, with Hogan killed in 1954 and Worden in 1957.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The woman was later released from hospital, according to Chicago police.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
As with most women, the actress’s weight fluctuates, but being in the public eye means being publicly criticized for it.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woman
Noun
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So what’s next for the Landry ladies?—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Swift loves her mad women and outlaw ladies, her queens with big reputations.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The movie revolves around Mehdi, 25, who is invited to spend a quiet summer with his girlfriend Garance and his in-laws in the south of France, and sees their trip turn into chaos after a conflict breaks out between Garance’s family and the villa’s caretakers couple.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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His parents and girlfriend of a year, girlfriend, Tia Cubelic, claimed the nearest table.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sullivan and Quinn became fast friends, and Quinn went on to serve as a groomsman when Sullivan married his wife, Kate.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At the Nir Oz kibbutz, Ohad (Miki Leon), wife Batsheva (Rotem Sela) and three children are awoken by alarms and seek refuge in their home’s shelter room, which unfortunately has a broken door, forcing a predictable and harrowing outcome.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And as Genesis makes clear, God wonderfully and immutably created each person as male or female.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Among mammals, adult females lived 12% longer than males, the study found.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Intruder by Freida McFadden When a hurricane bears down on her remote cabin, Casey discovers a bloodied, knife-wielding girl outside her window and reluctantly lets her in.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Poe transplanted the story to Paris, changed Mary’s name to Marie Rogêt and recast her as a perfume shop worker instead of a cigar girl.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woman. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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