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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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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
Union, 52, and her husband Wade, 43, appeared together on the Wednesday, Aug. 20 episode of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast to discuss family dynamics with the former first lady and her brother and cohost Craig Robinson.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The first lady did not specifically mention the war in Ukraine, though her letter, first obtained by Fox News Digital, was championed by Kyiv.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This lady died in 110-degree summer heat, but nobody in the mobile home park knew for two weeks.
—Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Trump had hand-delivered a letter to Putin from the U.S. first lady urging him to consider the children impacted by the conflict and bring an end to the brutal 3 1/2 year war.
—Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The first lady did not specifically mention the war in Ukraine, though her letter, first obtained by Fox News Digital, was championed by Kyiv.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This lady died in 110-degree summer heat, but nobody in the mobile home park knew for two weeks.
—Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Trump had hand-delivered a letter to Putin from the U.S. first lady urging him to consider the children impacted by the conflict and bring an end to the brutal 3 1/2 year war.
—Sylvie Corbet, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lady
Noun
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The data still supports the benefit of COVID vaccines over any kind of risk, especially for pregnant women, which was one of the populations that CDC changed some of their language around.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Norris' attorney said the woman was a close friend who was having a mental breakdown that night and that Norris was trying to calm her down.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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In one photo, Swift sat on a log for a daytime outing at the beach with him, his late wife, four kids and another teen.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Longtime Glencoe residents, Lefkofsky and his wife are actively engaged in philanthropic pursuits, establishing an eponymous family foundation in 2006.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 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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In Britain, for example, a man named Kyle Clifford murdered three members of the same family, all women, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Notably, @TCUFootball did not poke fun at Belichick’s relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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Studies have shown that white sharks wander great distances, but females return to their home waters to reproduce.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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The shooter was born as a male but began identifying as a female and underwent a legal name change in 2019.—
Landon Mion , Lauren Green,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Transport yourself back in time to the days where kings and queens ruled, and see over 100 daily shows.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Though most monarchs live their entire lives in castles and palaces, the late queen was not born expecting to ascend to the throne.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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The image on Facebook of a girl with long braids being handcuffed by a deputy immediately caught Jennifer Mitchell's attention.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
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Her youngest child, a boy after three girls, never met his dad.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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In its place, consider more stately materials like tulle or duchess satin and crepe de chine.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 Aug. 2025
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Markle launched a brand called American Riviera Orchard via Instagram on March 14, 2024 with a short video that showed the duchess arranging flowers, baking and standing in a stone walkway wearing a floor-length gown.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lady. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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