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an adult female human being
researchers are looking for females aged 50 to 70 to take part in the study
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Recent Examples of females
Males were more likely to influence the behavior of other males than the behavior of females, according to the study.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
But Warren says her center had been observing nearly 10 years between calves for some females.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The emu is the second-largest living bird in the world after the ostrich, with adult females being larger and heavier than their male counterparts.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Male Steller sea lions weigh up to 2,500 pounds and reach 11 feet in length with a lifespan of 20 to 30 years, and females can grow to be 9 feet long and weight 1,000 pounds, according to the Marine Mammal Center website.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The males will sometimes pursue the females for up to one week before mating even occurs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Many of these snakes—often females—would have laid between 30 and 60 eggs during the spring had they not been intercepted.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The protective effect was even stronger in females.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Cannabis use has been associated with changes in reproductive health for both males and females, though human evidence remains mixed.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
But Warren says her center had been observing nearly 10 years between calves for some females.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
The emu is the second-largest living bird in the world after the ostrich, with adult females being larger and heavier than their male counterparts.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Male Steller sea lions weigh up to 2,500 pounds and reach 11 feet in length with a lifespan of 20 to 30 years, and females can grow to be 9 feet long and weight 1,000 pounds, according to the Marine Mammal Center website.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The males will sometimes pursue the females for up to one week before mating even occurs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Many of these snakes—often females—would have laid between 30 and 60 eggs during the spring had they not been intercepted.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
The protective effect was even stronger in females.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Cannabis use has been associated with changes in reproductive health for both males and females, though human evidence remains mixed.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for females
Noun
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But to our wonderful surprise, O’Hara is equally adept at slapstick hijinks, as the lustful ladies get sufficiently sozzled awaiting their mysterious beau.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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The ladies haven’t had that problem, lurching out of the gate like the racehorses at Ascot.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The simple concept of three women sharing a unified bill on the road, in fact, was something they were deprived of for most of their careers within the indie-rock scene.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Females.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/females. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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