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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
The females lay their eggs in June and July in clutches of about 20 eggs that hatch in August, researchers said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
What To Know Walkinshaw faces off against Republican Stewart Whitson, who has focused his platform on improving education and culture war issues like keeping males and females separate in athletics.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The group consists of three females and one male.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Only five females have ever competed in an F1 race.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Kristin Andrews, a philosopher at York University, told me about gelada monkeys, which live in units consisting of one dominant male and about a dozen females.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Mating season is February to April, and females will lay one or two eggs per day intermittently during that period.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Every nesting season, thousands of females dig holes on the seashore with their flippers, and each one lays dozens of eggs inside.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
One year, two large females started bullying a much smaller male.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
What To Know Walkinshaw faces off against Republican Stewart Whitson, who has focused his platform on improving education and culture war issues like keeping males and females separate in athletics.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The group consists of three females and one male.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Only five females have ever competed in an F1 race.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Kristin Andrews, a philosopher at York University, told me about gelada monkeys, which live in units consisting of one dominant male and about a dozen females.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Mating season is February to April, and females will lay one or two eggs per day intermittently during that period.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Every nesting season, thousands of females dig holes on the seashore with their flippers, and each one lays dozens of eggs inside.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
One year, two large females started bullying a much smaller male.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for females
Noun
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My meet and greets [will be] ladies only.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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That meant ladies could smile and wave with their makeup intact and gentlemen were comfortable in their suit jackets.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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He has been replaced by Joe Potts who was at Liverpool women for four years.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Armani, who had already introduced unstructured jackets for men and women, was part of the generation of designers who ushered in a less formal fashion era, one that would allow men and women to look refined without looking stuffy.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Females.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/females. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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