as in lady
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 wife
And everybody knows wife points are a precious commodity.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Representatives for Regalado did not respond to requests for comment, and an attorney for his wife denied wrongdoing.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
His wife is due to give birth to their second child in early April.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s strike came days after an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut killed Mohammed Sherri, the head of political programs at Al Manar, along with his wife.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Representatives for Regalado did not respond to requests for comment, and an attorney for his wife denied wrongdoing.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
His wife is due to give birth to their second child in early April.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s strike came days after an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut killed Mohammed Sherri, the head of political programs at Al Manar, along with his wife.
—Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife
Noun
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The lady Rams brought home the CIF girls soccer championship title for the first time since the school's 1982 inaugural season.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The lady writing to you is almost 100 years old.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the 19th, Grace Panetta studied the answers in another Navigator focus group, from young women worried about economic ups and downs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The volunteers included a divinity student on spring break and a woman with a long gray braid who told me that some of the defendants had helped out at her community garden.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But many other people care for someone who could possibly outlive them — an adult child, a sibling or a spouse.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Discussions with partners, spouses and others could be unusually powerful.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Grab a partner and get out of your comfort zone.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Uber and its fleet partners will purchase 10,000 autonomous R2 vehicles from Rivian.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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While Zendaya and Roach are clearly spreading the four-part superstition across multiple looks, brides have often incorporated the old, new, borrowed and blue into a single wedding day outfit.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are stories of a knife-wielding, bride-killing monster lurking in the woods, which Nicky’s big brother (Jeff Wilbusch’s icy Jules) may or may not have encountered as a child.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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Lord John informs his sad-sack drunk son William that his cousin Ben died and Ben’s surprise widow Amaranthus and baby Trevor appeared at his doorstep.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Visitation for Altman happened on the same da his widow gave birth to their daughter, changing funeral plans.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Margo gets props for starting the best rumor of the episode, which is that Dara is a madam.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Her character is a notorious, luxurious madam with family connections to organized crime.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Individual #1 gets a car (even a crappy Prius) and all wifey gets is… a recording.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
1 Oct. 2025
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Is Savannah James doing too much by not wanting to be called wifey?—
James R. Sanders,
VIBE.com,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wife. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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