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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
When females lay eggs in an open wound or in a moist body cavity — the nose, ears, eyes or mouth — the larvae burrow into living tissue.
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Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
When the alpha is dethroned, his replacement typically does in his predecessor’s cubs so that the females in the pride will breed again.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
In birds, for instance, males and females of 80 percent of species parent their young, says Karen McDonald, the STEM education program coordinator at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC).
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 June 2026
In Second Nature, scientists theorize that Darwin couldn’t help but impose his own heterosexual ideations on animal reproduction, mainly that animals only copulate for the purposes of reproduction, with males being the aggressors and females fluttering their eyelids behind lace fans, or something.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
In many species, the males are just as adept at parenting as the females.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 June 2026
Similar to mosquitoes in life cycles and habits, females suck blood to feed their eggs, pest control company Terminix says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 June 2026
The experts say New World screwworms are different, as females tend to lay eggs in wounds or body orifices, such as the ears or nose.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In total, 81 individuals were captured across the two sites, including juveniles, adult males, and pregnant adult females, which indicated a self-sustaining population.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
When the alpha is dethroned, his replacement typically does in his predecessor’s cubs so that the females in the pride will breed again.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
In birds, for instance, males and females of 80 percent of species parent their young, says Karen McDonald, the STEM education program coordinator at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC).
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 June 2026
In Second Nature, scientists theorize that Darwin couldn’t help but impose his own heterosexual ideations on animal reproduction, mainly that animals only copulate for the purposes of reproduction, with males being the aggressors and females fluttering their eyelids behind lace fans, or something.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
In many species, the males are just as adept at parenting as the females.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 20 June 2026
Similar to mosquitoes in life cycles and habits, females suck blood to feed their eggs, pest control company Terminix says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 June 2026
The experts say New World screwworms are different, as females tend to lay eggs in wounds or body orifices, such as the ears or nose.
—Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In total, 81 individuals were captured across the two sites, including juveniles, adult males, and pregnant adult females, which indicated a self-sustaining population.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for females
Noun
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, has to be one of the most surreal paragraphs ever printed in The New York Times.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The Championships 2026 at Wimbledon will be played over 14 days from Monday, June 29 through Sunday, July 12, with ladies' doubles starting on Wednesday.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Mansfield is currently serving a life sentence in California and four concurrent life sentences in Florida in connection with the murders of five women and girls between 1975 and 1980.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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This ancient poem isn’t interested in scolding women for their sexuality, but in the establishment of honor in the elite household.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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“Females.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/females. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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