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as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life
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as in wives
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 women
On board the deportation flight were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First, which tracks deportation flights, The Associated Press reported.
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Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
But more than ever before, Nouel said, women are shirking the expectations of previous generations and considering all of their options to happiness, instead of staying in relationships that don't serve them.
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
30 June 2026
June 27, 1776, was a momentous day for the Bay Area, California, and the world as 240 men, women, and children arrived mostly by foot from Mexico to what is now called San Francisco to set up camp and lay the groundwork for the future.
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Brian Hackney,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Judgment Day women crowded Iyo, but Iyo fought off Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
But more than ever before, Nouel said, women are shirking the expectations of previous generations and considering all of their options to happiness, instead of staying in relationships that don't serve them.
—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
30 June 2026
June 27, 1776, was a momentous day for the Bay Area, California, and the world as 240 men, women, and children arrived mostly by foot from Mexico to what is now called San Francisco to set up camp and lay the groundwork for the future.
—
Brian Hackney,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Judgment Day women crowded Iyo, but Iyo fought off Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for women
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).
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In the aftermath of her husband’s death, Hollis decides to host a weekend on Nantucket with girlfriends from different eras of her life (played by stars Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, D'Arcy Carden and Gemma Chan).
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On June 6, Bunnie posted another video of herself enjoying the serene outdoors with some girlfriends.
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Elizabeth also followed the trend of army wives.
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Their wives, Danielle and Rosalind, were best friends, teammates and roommates at the University of North Carolina.
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Bison are very large animals, with males weighing up to 2,000 pounds and females weighing up to half as much.
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Supergirl was an attempt by the new DC to deliver a movie for the under-25 audience, much like Wonder Woman with older females.
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There’s the pleasant background noise of gossipy girls’ dinners and third dates.
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In 2006, a Vietnamese court convicted him of committing obscene acts with two girls ages 10 and 11 and sentenced him to four years in jail.
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“Women.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/women. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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