Thesaurus results for FEMALES

females

noun

plural of female

as in ladies

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 bears, which are normally solitary creatures, can be picky when choosing mates, and females are only in heat for one to three days each year. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 The victims include five 18-year-old males, five 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old females. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 One 19-year-old male, four 18-year-old males, five 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old females were treated for injuries. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 And the obvious policy is that women’s sports are for biological females, are for women. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Sea spiders breathe through the skin, and females produce eggs along their limbs that eventually extrude through specialized pores. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026 At the pupae stage, they can be easily sorted into piles of males and females. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 The males feed under a narrow, white, waxy coating and mate with females in spring. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Only females sting, but their stinger can be up to ¼ inch long and may deliver multiple stings. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

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Still, there’s no panic from the ladies in seafoam even after watching two stars hobbled in a matter of days as the regular season ended.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
The store operates with the help of several neighborhood ladies who volunteer their time.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of ladies

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All net proceeds were donated to charities that support and advocate for women and girls, and as the evening came to a close, Melinda Gates matched the $10 million already raised and brought the total to $20 million.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
But hair loss is also a potential symptom of PMOS, which stands for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, a common hormonal disorder that affects about 5 to 6 million women in the United States.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

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