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as in woman
an adult female human being
"ladies and gentlemen, please observe closely," said the magician
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2
as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
in public the husband was frequently seen holding hands with his lady
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as in countess
a woman of high birth or social position
the ladies of the royal court were all dressed extravagantly
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Recent Examples of lady
But don’t worry, ladies, Mel is wearing some semiformal recovery slip-ons.
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Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The two men toned down their looks in comparison to the ladies, opting for mostly all-black attire, save for del Toro’s white shirt beneath his black jacket.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
The lady is a nonagenarian killer.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Knepprath and scores of lady bowlers changed the sport irrevocably, well beyond Milwaukee, writes Janik.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
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Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
The two men toned down their looks in comparison to the ladies, opting for mostly all-black attire, save for del Toro’s white shirt beneath his black jacket.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
The lady is a nonagenarian killer.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Knepprath and scores of lady bowlers changed the sport irrevocably, well beyond Milwaukee, writes Janik.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
Noun
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Magdalene Serenity House received inquiries from 190 women seeking a safe place to heal, recover and rebuild in 2024 with 117 meeting the group's eligibility requirements, organizers say.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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And King tied Angela Medlin, the woman who had confronted Marty Baker during the cattle-rustling arrests, in the race for justice of the peace.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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One post showed Johnson and his wife boating with Bukele and his family on an estuary in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the film, following a pair of rich siblings (Hill & Wiig) who are cut off from their parents, Lane will play the family patriarch, with Midler portraying his wife.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a similar vein (pun intended), the 16th-century Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory was rumored to have bathed in the blood of young girls to preserve her youth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
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There’s Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, of course, but also Joe and his girlfriend, Rosa; Sam and the secretly gay matinee idol Tracy; Sam and Rosa; and Joe and his sister, Sarah (a brother in the book).—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tensions arise when a struggling, idealistic poet meets his girlfriend’s family at their idyllic, hillside countryside home in Hong Sang-soo’s latest feature — a quietly profound meditation on the complexities of filial love and familial strife.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Eighty-three 11 to 15-year-old New Zealanders (37% Māori; 42% female) were studied over eight nights.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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This new addition brings the zoo’s Asian elephant herd to nine members, which now includes five females and four males.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 2005, the queen appointed Major a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Cleopatra was imprisoned in her palace, and legend has it that an ally brought her a basket of figs, and hidden within was the cobra that gave the Egyptian queen that fatal bite.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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The editors were cutting together the scene when Cole finds the ghost of a dead girl named Kyra, played by Mischa Barton.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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The 5-foot-1-inch singer with a very big voice is due to give birth to her first child, a girl, in two weeks.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The reputation of the duchess’ former husband, Prince Andrew, was destroyed largely by his friendship with Epstein.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The British Heart Foundation also dropped the duchess as the charity's ambassador, according to the BBC.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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