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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 government fights the fly by breeding sterile male flies, which then mate with wild females that only mate once in their monthslong life.
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ABC News, 8 June 2026
The government fights the fly by breeding sterile male flies, which then mate with wild females that mate only once in their months-long life.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
On females, the pattern is isolated to the upper back.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
For females in perimenopause and menopause, dropping estrogen can make androgens more dominant.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 5 June 2026
According to the Guardian, Debug is using Google engineers and scientists to build an AI-computer vision system to separate males from females, but this technology is still in its early stages.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026
High rates of nonfatal attempts were recorded most in veterans under the age of 45, females, and veterans with central nervous system cancer or thyroid cancer.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The tics typically begin to manifest between the ages of 2 and 15, and males are three to four times more likely to develop the disorder than females.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
They were identified as two females and one child, said Jason Evans, the public information officer with Dallas Fire-Rescue, in an evening update.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 May 2026
ABC News, 8 June 2026
The government fights the fly by breeding sterile male flies, which then mate with wild females that mate only once in their months-long life.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
On females, the pattern is isolated to the upper back.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
For females in perimenopause and menopause, dropping estrogen can make androgens more dominant.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 5 June 2026
According to the Guardian, Debug is using Google engineers and scientists to build an AI-computer vision system to separate males from females, but this technology is still in its early stages.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026
High rates of nonfatal attempts were recorded most in veterans under the age of 45, females, and veterans with central nervous system cancer or thyroid cancer.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The tics typically begin to manifest between the ages of 2 and 15, and males are three to four times more likely to develop the disorder than females.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
They were identified as two females and one child, said Jason Evans, the public information officer with Dallas Fire-Rescue, in an evening update.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for females
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These young ladies are primed for a life of modesty and subservience to their husbands and the future fathers of their children.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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Patricia is currently being chased by the Boogeyman, a serial killer who murdered multiple teenage girls in Widow’s Bay when Patricia and the book club ladies were in high school.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Messengers could also be faced with considering a constitutional amendment proposed by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler that would ban women from serving in primary church leadership roles within the denomination.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Livonia police say the victims were identified as two women and two men.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Females.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/females. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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